Sahib Definition

sähĭb, -ĭb, säb
noun
Sir; master.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for a man in South Asia.
American Heritage
A European man in colonial India.
American Heritage
A male mountaineer employing Sherpas or porters in the Himalayas.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Sahib

Noun

Singular:
sahib
Plural:
sahibs

Origin of Sahib

  • Hindi Urdu sāhab master from Arabic ṭāḥib companion, master participle of ṭaḥiba to become friends ṭḥb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hindustani (Hindi, Urdu) साहिब / صاحب (sāhib, “lord"), from Arabic صاحِب (sāhib, “companion").

    From Wiktionary

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