jemadar
noun
jemadar is spelled J-E-M-A-D-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jemadar means “A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jemadar is jemadars.
How many letters and syllables are in jemadar?
| Letters | 7: J-E-M-A-D-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jemadar?
Jemadar appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of jemadar
- jemadars plural
- jamadar
- jemautdar
- jemidar
- jemutdar
- jummahdar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jemadar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jemadar come from?
Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dār, “bearer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).