Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib). Compare Bengali সাহেব (śaheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab) / صاحب (ṣāḥb), Gujarati સાહેબ (sāheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Marwari सायब (sāyab).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɦɪb/, [säː.ɦɪb], /sɑː.ɦəb/, [säː.ɦɐb], /sɑːɦb/, [säːʱb], /sɑːb/, [säːb]

Noun

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साहिब (sāhibm (feminine साहिबा, Urdu spelling صاحب)

  1. sir
  2. mister
  3. lord

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: sahib

References

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