Definition of sahib in English:

sahib

(also sahab)

noun sɑːbˈsɑː(h)ɪbˈsɑ(h)ɪb

Indian

A polite title or form of address for a man.
the Doctor Sahib
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘You're the only one, sahib,’ he called out as I headed in.
- We come to know how the white sahibs started the earlier plantations.
- Vests under the dinner jackets must have been uncomfortable to wear in the Indian heat, so the sahibs tied a bandana around their waists (kamar in Urdu) and began calling it a cummerbund.
- Also, we're one of the few stand alone eateries in India to offer lobsters and crabs which was important because the burra sahibs were partial to them!
- In their race to realise the more-or-less elusive American dream, the characters come across as study cases or automatons, caught in the fast-forward gear to become suburban sahibs.

Origin

Urdu, via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib 'friend, lord'.

Rhymes

barb, carb, garb, hijab, nawab, Punjab

Definition of sahib in US English:

sahib

nounˈsɑ(h)ɪbˈsä(h)ib

Indian

A polite title or form of address for a man.
the Doctor Sahib
Example sentencesExamples
- In their race to realise the more-or-less elusive American dream, the characters come across as study cases or automatons, caught in the fast-forward gear to become suburban sahibs.
- Vests under the dinner jackets must have been uncomfortable to wear in the Indian heat, so the sahibs tied a bandana around their waists (kamar in Urdu) and began calling it a cummerbund.
- ‘You're the only one, sahib,’ he called out as I headed in.
- We come to know how the white sahibs started the earlier plantations.
- Also, we're one of the few stand alone eateries in India to offer lobsters and crabs which was important because the burra sahibs were partial to them!

Origin

Urdu, via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib ‘friend, lord’.

单词	sahib
释义	Definition of sahib in English: sahib (also sahab) noun sɑːbˈsɑː(h)ɪbˈsɑ(h)ɪb Indian A polite title or form of address for a man. the Doctor Sahib Example sentencesExamples ‘You're the only one, sahib,’ he called out as I headed in. We come to know how the white sahibs started the earlier plantations. Vests under the dinner jackets must have been uncomfortable to wear in the Indian heat, so the sahibs tied a bandana around their waists (kamar in Urdu) and began calling it a cummerbund. Also, we're one of the few stand alone eateries in India to offer lobsters and crabs which was important because the burra sahibs were partial to them! In their race to realise the more-or-less elusive American dream, the characters come across as study cases or automatons, caught in the fast-forward gear to become suburban sahibs. Origin Urdu, via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib 'friend, lord'. Rhymes barb, carb, garb, hijab, nawab, Punjab Definition of sahib in US English: sahib nounˈsɑ(h)ɪbˈsä(h)ib Indian A polite title or form of address for a man. the Doctor Sahib Example sentencesExamples In their race to realise the more-or-less elusive American dream, the characters come across as study cases or automatons, caught in the fast-forward gear to become suburban sahibs. Vests under the dinner jackets must have been uncomfortable to wear in the Indian heat, so the sahibs tied a bandana around their waists (kamar in Urdu) and began calling it a cummerbund. ‘You're the only one, sahib,’ he called out as I headed in. We come to know how the white sahibs started the earlier plantations. Also, we're one of the few stand alone eateries in India to offer lobsters and crabs which was important because the burra sahibs were partial to them! Origin Urdu, via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib ‘friend, lord’.
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