sahib
Meaning
A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India.
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Etymology
From Hindustani صاحب / साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”).
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