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naubat (for A. نوبة , v.n. of un. of ناب (for نوب ) 'to supply the place' (of another), etc.), s.f. A period, time, turn;—access (of fever, etc.); paroxysm; fit;—occasion, opportunity;—vicissitude;—degree, pitch; weight, pass;—state (of matters or things); plight; time for recourse, or resort (to);—accident, misfortune, calamity;—relieving guard; keeping watch;—musical instruments, or drums, sounding at the gate of a great man at certain intervals;—a large kettle-drum (syn. naqqāra):—naubat bajnā, or naubat jhaṛnā, The naubatto be sounded; drums, or the kettledrum. to be beaten (at stated hours):—naubatba-naubat, adv. By degrees:—naubat pahuṅćnā(-kī), Things or matters to come to such a pass or pitch; occasion for (certain things) to arrive or arise; recourse or resort was had to (e.g. laṭh-talwār-kīnaubat pahuṅćī):—naubat (kisī-kī) pahuṅćnā(yahāṅ-takor lag), The case or state (of a person) to come (to such a pass):—naubat-ḵẖāna, s.m. A guard-house; a large room over the outer gate of a palace or a shrine where the drums or other musical instruments are sounded:—naubat-t̤alabī, s.f. The request or application for a turn (or hearing) in a court of law:—naubat-ko pahuṅćnā, naubat honā(-kī), To reach a (certain) point, to come to (such) a pass.
Origin: Persian