jemadar
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Jemadar or jamadar (Urdu: جیمادار, Persian: جِمادار, Arabic: جمادار)) is a title used for various military and other officials in the Indian subcontinent.
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Jemadar or jamadar (Urdu: جیمادار, Persian: جِمادار, Arabic: جمادار)) is a title used for various military and other officials in the Indian subcontinent.
== Etymology == The word stems from Urdu (), which derives through Persian ''jam'dar from Arabic jamā‘a(t)'' 'muster' + Persian -dār 'holder'.
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