Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A division or province of the Mogul empire.
  • noun An abbreviation of subahdar.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun India A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar.

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  • noun A province of the Mughal Empire.

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Examples

  • = Old Man of the Mountains =, Hussan-ben-Sabah, sheik al Jebal; also called subah of Nishapour, the founder of the band (1090).

    Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853

  • "It is never too late to mend" (subah ka bhula agar sham to ghar aa jya to use bhula nehe khate)

    Chand ki Fiza 2009

  • On the death of Meer Jaffier, the supreme council at Calcutta conferred the sovereignty on his youthful son, Nujeem-ul-Dowlah; at the same time appointing Mohammed Reza Khan, a naib subah, or sub-nabob, to manage the revenues and all other matters of government.

    The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

  • Mahomed Reza Khân, the naib subah, was then called upon to account for this large disbursement from the treasury; and he soon delivered to the Committee the very extraordinary narrative entered in our Proceedings the 6th of June, wherein he specifies the several names and sums, by whom paid, and to whom, whether in cash, bills, or obligations.

    The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

  • When I say _succeeded_, I wish your Lordships to understand that there is no regular succession in the office of subah or viceroy of the kingdom; but, in general, succession has been considered, and persons have been put in that place upon some principles resembling a regular succession.

    The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

  • There was a zemindar in Bengal, (I forget his name,) that, on the threat of an invasion, supplied the subah of these provinces with the loan of a million sterling.

    The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

  • TV commercial - "Har subah sirf utho mat, jaago re".

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows sagar_agrawal 2010

  • And surely those who have read Sahir might ponder on the fact that his lyrics are engaging … in the way he questions … rasm … riwaaz … dharm. .and samaj …. .and yet manages to dream … of wo subah … kabhi to aayegi … ..

    Kafila 2009

  • If someone cannot find appealing refrain and stanzas in songs like jinhe naaz hai hind par, kabhi khud pe, wo subah kabhie to aayegi, ye ishq ishq hai, allah tero naam … then I must say its too post modern a discussion!!!

    Kafila 2009

  • It would be absolutely unjust to judge Sahir on the basis of his film songs, though even in those lyrics there is much that is living and vibrant, 'Wo subah kabhi to aayegi' and 'Chin-o-Arab hamara Hindustan hamara / Rehne ko ghar nahin hai sara jahan hamara' being just two such.

    Kafila 2009

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