"sahib" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sahibs [plural]
Etymology: From Hindustani صاحب / साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{m|ur|صاحب}} صاحب, {{m|hi|साहिब||lord}} साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), {{der|en|fa-cls|صاحب|tr=sāhib}} Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), {{der|en|ar|صَاحِب||companion}} Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”), {{root|en|ar|ص ح ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} sahib (plural sahibs)
  1. (historical) A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India. Tags: historical Synonyms: Sahib Derived forms: memsahib, pukka sahib, sahibdom, sahibji Translations (a term of respect): সাহেব (śaheb) (Bengali), साहिब (sāhib) [masculine] (Hindi), साहेब (sāheb) [masculine] (Marathi), ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāheb, sāhab, sáb) [masculine] (Punjabi), صاحب (sāhib) [masculine] (Urdu)

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