sahib

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of sahib.

Word forms

sahib sahibs

Etymology

From Hindustani صاحب / साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”).

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