sahib

English

Etymology

From Hindustani (Hindi, Urdu) साहिब (sāhib) / صاحب‎ (sāhib, “lord”), from Persian (sâheb), from Arabic صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib, “companion”).

Noun

sahib (plural sahibs)

(historical) A term of respect for a white European or other person of rank in colonial India.

Related terms

sahibji

Translations

a term of respect

Hindi: साहिब (hi) m (sāhib)
Marathi: साहेब m (sāheba)

Urdu: صاحب‎‎ m (sāhib)

See also

memsahib

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sahib.

Noun

sahib m (invariable)

sahib

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