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Added 10 October 2026

sahib

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about sahib at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name.

Origin

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

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