સાહેબ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• સાહિબ (sāhib)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion, master”). Cognate with Hindi साहिब (sāhib), Bengali সাহেব (śaheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.ɦeːb/

Noun

સાહેબ • (sāheb) m

1. (respectful) gentleman, mister (Mr.)
2. master, chief
3. westerner (person from the West)
4. (colloquial) British (person from the United Kingdom)
5. lord