"nizam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪˈzɑːm/ [UK] Forms: nizams [plural], nizamut [plural]
Etymology: From Urdu نظام (nizām) and its source, Persian نظام (nezâm), short for نظام الملک (nezâm el-malek, “ruler of the realm”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ur|نظام|tr=nizām}} Urdu نظام (nizām), {{der|en|fa|نظام|tr=nezâm}} Persian نظام (nezâm), {{root|en|ar|ن ظ م}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|nizamut}} nizam (plural nizams or nizamut)
  1. (historical) The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-nizam-en-noun-KuzrJPmj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 3 3 2 35 43 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 2 1 40 45 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: nizams [plural]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish نظام (nızam), from Arabic نِظَام (niẓām, “order, arrangement”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ota|نظام|tr=nızam}} Ottoman Turkish نظام (nızam), {{der|en|ar|نِظَام|t=order, arrangement}} Arabic نِظَام (niẓām, “order, arrangement”), {{root|en|ar|ن ظ م}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} nizam (plural nizams)
  1. (obsolete) The Turkish regular army; a soldier in the Turkish army. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nizam-en-noun-E9uVPCwV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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