sahib
English
Etymology
From Hindustani (Hindi, Urdu) साहिब (sāhib) / صاحب (sāhib, “lord”), from Persian صاحب (sâheb), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”).
Noun
sahib (plural sahibs)
- (historical) A term of respect for a white European or other person of rank in colonial India.
- Coordinate term: memsahib
Derived terms
Translations
a term of respect
Further reading
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib).
Pronunciation
Noun
sahib (definite accusative sahibni, plural sahiblər)
- owner, possessor
- dükan sahibi ― shop owner
- oğul-uşaq sahibi (idiomatic)
- a married person, someone with a family
- (literally, “possessor of son and child”)
- Synonym: yiyə
Declension
Declension of sahib
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sahib | sahiblər |
definite accusative | sahibi | sahibləri |
dative | sahibə | sahiblərə |
locative | sahibdə | sahiblərdə |
ablative | sahibdən | sahiblərdən |
definite genitive | sahibin | sahiblərin |
Possessive forms of sahib
Derived terms
- sahib olmaq (“to possess”)
Italian
Etymology
Noun
sahib m (uncountable)
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