sahib

sahib Definition

sa·hib (sä′ib′, -hib′; säb; sä′ēb′, -hēb′)

noun

sir; master: title used in colonial India when speaking to or of a European, and later extended to any male as a sign of respect or formality

Etymology: Hindi sāhib < Ar ṣāhib, master, lit., associate

sahib Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

little: However, to do Boosy justice, he never was ill-humoured or disrespectful to his little sahib.

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