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sa·hib
(sä′hĭb, -ĭb, säb)n.
1. Used as a form of address for a man in South Asia.
2. A European man in colonial India.
3. A male mountaineer employing Sherpas or porters in the Himalayas.
[Hindi and Urdu sāhab, master, from Arabic ṣāḥib, companion, master, participle of ṣaḥiba, to become friends; see ṣḥb in Semitic roots.]
sahib
(ˈsɑːhɪb) orsaheb
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]
sa•hib
(ˈsɑ ɪb, -ib)n.
(in colonial India) sir; master: a term of respect used in addressing or referring to a European.
[1690–1700; < Urdu < Arabic ṣāḥib master, literally, friend]
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Noun | 1. | sahib - formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name European - a native or inhabitant of Europe memsahib - a woman sahib |