(Pakistan, India, colloquial) Army.
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(India) An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.
Jaish is an Arabic-origin word meaning 'army' or 'legion' that entered South Asian languages through Urdu and Persian influence. In everyday Indian and Pakistani usage it simply refers to an armed force or military body. However, the term carries heightened sensitivity because it appears in the names of several militant organizations active in South Asia. In casual or historical contexts it's a neutral military term; in news and political discussion, it often signals something more charged.
(India) An army or legion.
A historical Indian administrative term referring to the district or jurisdiction governed by a faujdar — a military or police officer appointed during the Mughal era and later under some colonial administrations. Faujdari also came to describe criminal court proceedings in the British Indian legal system. The word is primarily of historical interest today but appears in colonial-era records and historical texts about Indian governance.