সাহেব
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Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion, master”). Cognate with Hindi साहिब (sāhib), Gujarati સાહેબ (sāheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
সাহেব • (śaheb)
- (respectful) gentleman, mister (Mr.)
- master, chief
- westerner (person from the West)
- (colloquial) British (person from the United Kingdom)
- (card games) king
- Synonym: রাজা (raja)
Derived terms[edit]
- সাহেবিয়ানা (śahebiẏana, “Westernness”)
- লাট সাহেব (laṭ śaheb, “sahib”)
- মেম সাহেব (mem śaheb, “memsahib”)
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