subah
/ (ˈsuːbɑː) /
Origin of subah
1C18: via Urdu and Persian from Arabic sūba province
Words Nearby subah
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How to use subah in a sentence
Ere to-morrow's sunset the Philistines will be here, led by Hassan subah himself.
Alroy | Benjamin DisraeliThen our president Mr. Drake has acted in the weakest possible way; the very way to encourage the subah.
In Clive's Command | Herbert StrangI apprehend no immediate difficulty with the new subah, although 'tis true there have been little vexations.
In Clive's Command | Herbert StrangIn the 18th century it formed a part of the subah of Korah, and was under the government of the wazir of Oudh.
To all these he adds another sum of one hundred thousand pounds, received as a present from the subah of Oude.
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