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ɪb, -ib noun
1.
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
2.
( initial capital letter ) singular of Ashab.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Urdu < Arabic ṣāḥib master, literally, friend
1690–1700; < Urdu < Arabic ṣāḥib master, literally, friend
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Sahib
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —n | |
| (in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect | |
| [C17: from Urdu, from Arabic çāhib, literally: friend] | |
| saheb or saheb | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Urdu, from Arabic çāhib, literally: friend] | |
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Word Origin & History
sahib
respectful address to Europeans in India, 1673, from Hindi or Urdu sahib "master, lord," from Arabic, originally "friend, companion," from sahiba "he accompanied."
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