ਸਾਹਿਬ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑː˦.ɦəbᵊ/

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Noun

ਸਾਹਿਬ • (sāhib) m (Shahmukhi spelling صاحب)

1. master
2. owner
3. lord

   Synonym: ਮਾਲਕ (mālak)

Proper noun

ਸਾਹਿਬ • (sāhib) m (Shahmukhi spelling صاحب)

1. (Sikhism) God
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:

     ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸੁਆਲਿਉ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ

     tū̃ sachā sāhib sift suāliu jin kītī so pār peā

     You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.

   Synonyms: ਰੱਬ (rabba), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (wāhegurū)

References

• “ਸਾਹਿਬ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਾਹਿਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.