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sahib
sa·hib S5024100 (sä′hĭb, -ĭb, säb)n.1. Used as a form of address for a man in South Asia.2. A European man in colonial India.3. A male mountaineer employing Sherpas or porters in the Himalayas.
[Hindi and Urdu sāhab, master, from Arabic ṣāḥib, companion, master, participle of ṣaḥiba, to become friends; see ṣḥb in Semitic roots.]sahib (ˈsɑːhɪb) or sahebn(in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect[C17: from Urdu, from Arabic çāhib, literally: friend]sa•hib (ˈsɑ ɪb, -ib)
n. (in colonial India) sir; master: a term of respect used in addressing or referring to a European. [1690–1700; < Urdu < Arabic ṣāḥib master, literally, friend] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sahib - formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the nameEuropean - a native or inhabitant of Europememsahib - a woman sahib |
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