sahib
/ˈsɑːhɪb/noun
उच्चारण साहिब
साहब, साहिब
Core word
noun
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[C] Indian English
a polite way of addressing or referring to a man, often added after his name or title
साहब, साहिब
- Good morning, Sharma sahib.
- The clerk said the sahib was in a meeting.
- Thank you, sahib, for helping us.
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- The peon told the visitors to wait for the sahib.
- Everyone in the office stood up when the sahib walked in.
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[C] old-fashioned
used in India during the colonial period to address or refer to a European man, especially one in a position of authority
(औपनिवेशिक काल में) साहब, गोरा अफ़सर
- In the novel, the villagers stand silently as the sahib rides past.
- In old Indian novels, the servants address the English officer as sahib.
- The servant waited on the sahib's table at every meal.
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- In the old film, the villagers fear the sahib who collects the taxes.
- The story describes a sahib who rode through the village each morning.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Urdu, via Persian, from Arabic sahib, meaning 'friend' or 'master'.
यह शब्द Urdu से आया है, जिसमें यह Persian के रास्ते Arabic शब्द sahib से पहुँचा, जिसका अर्थ 'मित्र' या 'स्वामी' है।