साहिब

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib). Compare Bengali সাহেব (śaheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab) / صاحب (ṣāḥb), Gujarati સાહેબ (sāheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Rajasthani सायब (sāyab).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɦɪb/, , /sɑː.ɦəb/, , /sɑːɦb/, , /sɑːb/,

Noun

साहिब (sāhibm (feminine साहिबा, Urdu spelling صاحب)

  1. sir
  2. mister
  3. lord

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: sahib

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