Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, companion, master). Cognate with Hindi साहिब (sāhib), Gujarati સાહેબ (sāheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃaheb/, [ˈʃaheb], /ʃae̯b/, [ˈʃae̯b]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃaheb/, [ˈʃaheb], /ʃae̯b/, [ˈʃae̯b]
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Noun

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সাহেব (śaheb)

  1. (respectful) gentleman, mister (Mr.)
    ইমরান সাহেব এখানে এসে ছিলেন
    imran śaheb ekhane eśe chilen.
    Mr. Imran came here.
  2. master, chief
  3. westerner (person from the West)
  4. (colloquial) British (person from the United Kingdom)
    Synonyms: ব্রিটিশ (briṭiś), ইংরেজ (iṅrej)
    সাহেবরা আমাদের উপর অত্যাচার করেছিল
    śahebora amader upor ottacar korechil.
    The British had tortured us.
  5. (card games) king
    Synonym: রাজা (raja)

Derived terms

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