Sahib

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Urdu, via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib ‘friend, lord’.


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


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sahib (n.)

"gentleman, sir," respectful address to Europeans in India, 1670s, from Hindi or Urdu sahib "master, lord," from Arabic sahib, originally "friend, companion," from sahiba "he accompanied." Female form ("European lady") is memsahib.