Ni·zam (n -zäm , -z m, n -)n. 1. Used formerly as a title for rulers of Hyderabad, India. 2. The Turkish army, especially in the 19th century. [Urdu niz  m(-almulk), governor (of the empire), from Arabic ni m, order, arrangement, from naama, to arrange; see n m in Semitic roots.] |
nizam [naɪˈzæm]
n
(Military) (formerly) a Turkish regular soldier
[ultimately from Arabic nizām order, arrangement]
Nizam [nɪˈzɑːm]
n
the title of the ruler of Hyderabad, India, from 1724 to 1948
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