sahib

[ sahb; sah-ib, -hib, ‐heeb ]

noun

1. (in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
2. none Sa·hib. singular of Ashab.

sahib

/ ˈsɑːhɪb; ˈsɑːhɛb /

noun

1. (in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect

Word History and Origins

Origin of sahib¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Urdu, from Arabic ṣāḥib “master,” literally, “friend”

Word History and Origins

Origin of sahib¹

C17: from Urdu, from Arabic çāhib, literally: friend

Example Sentences

“In the early years after the collapse, we were in written contact with Mullah Sahib,” Motasim says.

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He, with others, thinking the miss-sahib had gone to church, was smoking the hookah of gossip in a neighboring compound.

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Both animal and man seemed to be dozing, but they woke into activity when the sahib approached.

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This rascal was owed a debt for the indignity he had offered the sahib in the village, and now he was paid in full.

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“Akhab Khan prevented those Shia dogs from shooting you and Mayne-sahib,” went on the low murmur.

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Five hundred came back, vowing that they would stand by “Lar-rence-sahib Bahadur” till the last.

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