: sir, master—used especially among the native inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe altercation that occurred during this event happened outside the gurdwara and had no link to the powerlifting event and the gurdwara sahib. Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022
Word History
Etymology
Hindi sāhab & Urdu ṣāḥib, ṣāḥab companion, master, from Arabic ṣāḥib