sahib

[ sahb; sah-ib, -hib, ‐heeb ]

/ sɑb; ˈsɑ ɪb, -hɪb, ‐hib /

noun

(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.

Sa·hib . singular of Ashab.

Origin of sahib

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Urdu, from Arabic ṣāḥib “master,” literally, “friend”

Words nearby sahib

Sahara, Saharan, Saharanpur, Sahel, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, sahib, Sahitya Akademi, SAHM, saice, said, Saida

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Example sentences from the Web for sahib

The sahib had scarce time to turn, when the knife passed through the fleshy part of his arm.
The Taming of the Jungle|Dr. C. W. Doyle
In any case they know the sahib can rise into the air and stay there.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
Be it remembered that the Sahib's shirts are correctly enumerated, and that there is an extra piece of soap in his washbasin.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling
"The Banjara would send in dogs if the sahib would pay him well," he suggested.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser

At a gateway in a brick wall, his guide dropped to his haunches, saying: "There is but one gate, sahib; I will wait here."
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser

British Dictionary definitions for sahib

sahib

saheb (ˈsɑːhɛb)

/ (ˈsɑːhɪb) /

noun

(in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect

Word Origin for sahib

C17: from Urdu, from Arabic çāhib, literally: friend

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单词	sahib
释义	sahib [ sahb; sah-ib, -hib, ‐heeb ] / sɑb; ˈsɑ ɪb, -hɪb, ‐hib / noun (in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European. Sa·hib . singular of Ashab. Origin of sahib First recorded in 1690–1700; from Urdu, from Arabic ṣāḥib “master,” literally, “friend” Words nearby sahib Sahara, Saharan, Saharanpur, Sahel, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, sahib, Sahitya Akademi, SAHM, saice, said, Saida Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sahib The sahib had scarce time to turn, when the knife passed through the fleshy part of his arm. The Taming of the Jungle\|Dr. C. W. Doyle In any case they know the sahib can rise into the air and stay there. The Great Airship.\|F. S. Brereton Be it remembered that the Sahib's shirts are correctly enumerated, and that there is an extra piece of soap in his washbasin. Life's Handicap\|Rudyard Kipling "The Banjara would send in dogs if the sahib would pay him well," he suggested. The Three Sapphires\|W. A. Fraser At a gateway in a brick wall, his guide dropped to his haunches, saying: "There is but one gate, sahib; I will wait here." The Three Sapphires\|W. A. Fraser British Dictionary definitions for sahib sahib saheb (ˈsɑːhɛb) / (ˈsɑːhɪb) / noun (in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect Word Origin for sahib C17: from Urdu, from Arabic çāhib, literally: friend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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