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sahib
- Main Entry:
- sa·hib

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈsä-ˌ(h)ib, -ˌ(h)ēb, ˌsä-ˈ\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Hindi sāhab & Urdu ṣāḥib, ṣāḥab companion, master, from Arabic ṣāḥib
- Date:
- 1673
: sir, master —used especially among the native inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status
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