sahibn.

Brit.

/sɑːb/,

/ˈsɑː(h)ɪb/,

/ˈsɑːɪb/, U.S.

/ˈˌsɑˈˌ(h)ɪb/

Forms: Also 1600s sab, sahab, 1700s–1800s saib, 1800s saheb, saheeb, 1900s saab, sa'ab.

Etymology: < Urdu, use of Arabic çāḥib, originally ‘friend’.

1. A respectful title used by an Indian in addressing an Englishman or other European (= ‘Sir’); an Englishman, a European. Also affixed as a title (equivalent to ‘Mr.’) to the name or office of a European and to Indian and Bangladeshi titles and names. (See also memsahib n.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > by Indians for white person

sahib1696

Protector of the Poor1839

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1696 J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 326 Thus the distracted Husband..often in his Indian English confest, English fashion, sab, best fashion have, one Wife best for one Husband.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 417 To which the subtle Heathen replied, ‘Sahab (i.e.) Sir, why will you do more than the Creator ever meant?’

1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 43 This Saib..purposed returning with me.

1814 M. M. Sherwood Hist. Little Henry & his Bearer 52 I used to be so pleased when anybody bowed to me, and said, ‘Sahib’.

1822 Fifteen Yrs. in India Gloss. Saheeb.

1832 in Rep. Sel. Comm. Salt Brit. India (1836) App. 34 If a bird flies, saheb shoots it.

1834 Baboo II. ii. 28 These English Sahebs are white-skinned white-livered lepers.

1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 323 ‘They are strangers to me, Sahib’, said the khansamah,..‘but their bearers say that they are Lord Sahibs’.

1886 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (ed. 2) 7 Rajah Rustum..Heaped upon the Bukshi Sahib wealth and honours manifold.

1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xvii. 201 The lady sahib kissed me on both cheeks.

1921 E. M. Forster Let. 1 Apr. in Hill of Devi (1953) 60 The Palace is inhabited by four chief people—me, H. H., Malarao Sahib, and Deolekr Sahib.

1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 8/1 Here we are grappling with basic issues and our director saab is bothered about mixed metaphors and split infinitives.

1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 21/4 He then went to Lalaji's house outside which Vijay was furiously pacing up and down. ‘Yes, sa'ab,’ he meekly announced his arrival.

1977 ‘D. MacNeil’ Wolf in Fold ii. 18 The native nodded. ‘I understand, Ogilvie sahib. I believe also that the risaldar sahib will help.’

1978 F. Olbrich Desouza pays Price iii. 12 A gentleman would like to see you, Inspector saab.

2. transferred. A gentleman; someone considered socially acceptable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good person > socially

sahib1919

1919 W. Deeping Second Youth xxv. 212 I happen to know Colonel Horseley out there; he's a sahib, and quite big, one of the biggest things I've met.

1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club ix. 102 ‘Is the fellow a sahib?’ ‘Good God, no! Looks like an attorney's clerk or something.’

1952 A. Grimble Pattern of Islands 24 A sahib, naturally..right kind of breeding, right kind of school.

1977 Listener 28 July 123/1 Being a muff can be as arduous a vocation as being a sahib.

Compounds

sahib-log n. [ < Urdu log people, caste] the European gentlefolk in India.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > European

Indian1751

Anglo-Indian1805

Indo-European1825

Hindu1830

Indo-Briton1831

sahib-log1848

1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter 199/2 Sahib logue, the common appellation given to European gentlemen in India.

1927 W. H. Todd Tiger, Tiger! vii. 117 The ‘sahib-log’ were after him.

1953 P. Scott Alien Sky i. iv. 42 The Sahib-log lived in whitewashed bungalows.

1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions ii. 30 The troopers..asserted that all the Sahib-log in Meerut were dead.

Derivatives

ˈsahiba n. (also 'sahibah) [Arabic çāḥiba^h] mistress, lady.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman > by Indians for white woman

sahiba1849

1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 88 What calamity is this that the Madam Sáhebah is so fond of!

1903 Smart Set 9 114/2 Oh, dear Sahiba, the gods are very wise and terrible!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sahib
释义	sahibn. Brit. /sɑːb/, /ˈsɑː(h)ɪb/, /ˈsɑːɪb/, U.S. /ˈˌsɑˈˌ(h)ɪb/ Forms: Also 1600s sab, sahab, 1700s–1800s saib, 1800s saheb, saheeb, 1900s saab, sa'ab. Etymology: < Urdu, use of Arabic çāḥib, originally ‘friend’. 1. A respectful title used by an Indian in addressing an Englishman or other European (= ‘Sir’); an Englishman, a European. Also affixed as a title (equivalent to ‘Mr.’) to the name or office of a European and to Indian and Bangladeshi titles and names. (See also memsahib n.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > by Indians for white person sahib1696 Protector of the Poor1839 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1696 J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 326 Thus the distracted Husband..often in his Indian English confest, English fashion, sab, best fashion have, one Wife best for one Husband. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 417 To which the subtle Heathen replied, ‘Sahab (i.e.) Sir, why will you do more than the Creator ever meant?’ 1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 43 This Saib..purposed returning with me. 1814 M. M. Sherwood Hist. Little Henry & his Bearer 52 I used to be so pleased when anybody bowed to me, and said, ‘Sahib’. 1822 Fifteen Yrs. in India Gloss. Saheeb. 1832 in Rep. Sel. Comm. Salt Brit. India (1836) App. 34 If a bird flies, saheb shoots it. 1834 Baboo II. ii. 28 These English Sahebs are white-skinned white-livered lepers. 1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 323 ‘They are strangers to me, Sahib’, said the khansamah,..‘but their bearers say that they are Lord Sahibs’. 1886 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (ed. 2) 7 Rajah Rustum..Heaped upon the Bukshi Sahib wealth and honours manifold. 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xvii. 201 The lady sahib kissed me on both cheeks. 1921 E. M. Forster Let. 1 Apr. in Hill of Devi (1953) 60 The Palace is inhabited by four chief people—me, H. H., Malarao Sahib, and Deolekr Sahib. 1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 8/1 Here we are grappling with basic issues and our director saab is bothered about mixed metaphors and split infinitives. 1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 21/4 He then went to Lalaji's house outside which Vijay was furiously pacing up and down. ‘Yes, sa'ab,’ he meekly announced his arrival. 1977 ‘D. MacNeil’ Wolf in Fold ii. 18 The native nodded. ‘I understand, Ogilvie sahib. I believe also that the risaldar sahib will help.’ 1978 F. Olbrich Desouza pays Price iii. 12 A gentleman would like to see you, Inspector saab. 2. transferred. A gentleman; someone considered socially acceptable. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good person > socially sahib1919 1919 W. Deeping Second Youth xxv. 212 I happen to know Colonel Horseley out there; he's a sahib, and quite big, one of the biggest things I've met. 1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club ix. 102 ‘Is the fellow a sahib?’ ‘Good God, no! Looks like an attorney's clerk or something.’ 1952 A. Grimble Pattern of Islands 24 A sahib, naturally..right kind of breeding, right kind of school. 1977 Listener 28 July 123/1 Being a muff can be as arduous a vocation as being a sahib. Compounds sahib-log n. [ < Urdu log people, caste] the European gentlefolk in India. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > European Indian1751 Anglo-Indian1805 Indo-European1825 Hindu1830 Indo-Briton1831 sahib-log1848 1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter 199/2 Sahib logue, the common appellation given to European gentlemen in India. 1927 W. H. Todd Tiger, Tiger! vii. 117 The ‘sahib-log’ were after him. 1953 P. Scott Alien Sky i. iv. 42 The Sahib-log lived in whitewashed bungalows. 1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions ii. 30 The troopers..asserted that all the Sahib-log in Meerut were dead. Derivatives ˈsahiba n. (also 'sahibah) [Arabic çāḥiba^h] mistress, lady. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman > by Indians for white woman sahiba1849 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 88 What calamity is this that the Madam Sáhebah is so fond of! 1903 Smart Set 9 114/2 Oh, dear Sahiba, the gods are very wise and terrible! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1696
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