sahib
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
Sa·hib . singular of Ashab.
Origin of sahib
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How to use sahib in a sentence
Did the sahibs fully observe the stone which was hurled upon the savages?
Only, the second faquir, whom the Sahibs beat senseless, was the man who came to search thy bulkhead at Lahore.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingKim's business, said the old man as they ate cakes together, was to get all the wisdom of the Sahibs and then he would see.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingNo matter what thy wisdom learned among Sahibs, when we come to my River thou wilt be freed from all illusion—at my side.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingTherefore they were poor Sahibs, and ignorant; for no sahib in his senses would follow a Bengali's advice.
Kim | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for sahib
saheb (ˈsɑːhɛb)
/ (ˈsɑːhɪb) /
(in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect
Origin of sahib
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