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| sa·hib [ s ìb, sb, s hìb ] (plural sa·hibs) or sa·heb [ saab, s heb ] |
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South Asia Indian form of address for men: a respectful form of address for men, formerly widely used to address white men during the colonial period. The term is also used as a title, placed after the man's name.
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| [Late 17th century. Via Urdu and Persian< Arabic ṣāḥib "friend, lord"] |
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