English Explanatory Dictionary

Nishan Sahib

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.

Word forms

Nishan Sahib Nishan Sahibs

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ (niśān sāhib, literally “respected ensign”), from ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān, “sign, mark”) + ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāhib, “owner, master; term of respect”).

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