ਸਾਹਿਬ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɑː˦.ɦəbᵊ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāhibm (Shahmukhi spelling صاحب)

  1. master
  2. owner
  3. lord
    Synonym: ਮਾਲਕ (mālak)

Proper noun

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ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāhibm (Shahmukhi spelling صاحب)

  1. (Sikhism) God
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:
      ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸੁਆਲਿਉ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ
      tū̃ sachā sāhib sift suāliu jin kītī so pār peā
      You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
    Synonyms: ਰੱਬ (rabba), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (wāhegurū)

References

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  • ਸਾਹਿਬ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਾਹਿਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.