Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Nizamat
निज़ामत
said ni-ZAA-mat
also written: nizamat
Meaning
The office and jurisdiction of governance and criminal administration in a province; the executive branch as distinct from revenue (diwani).
Literally: governance, ordering
Related words
PERSIAN
Diwani
The right and office of collecting revenue and administering civil affairs; the fiscal branch as distinct from criminal governance (nizamat).
ARABIC
Nazim
An administrator or organiser; a chief of an administrative area.
ARABIC
Nizam
An organizer, administrator; the title of the sovereign of Hyderabad; also order, arrangement, system.