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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نائبه (naibe), possibly through the intermediate of Romani naibah. Probably ultimately from Arabic.
Pronunciation
Noun
naiba m (uncountable)
- devil, deuce (used in expressions like "la naiba!", meaning "damn", "blimey", confound it", etc, or "unde naiba"- "where the hell")
- Synonym: drac