sahib
Meaningcompanion
Common meaning: sir, master (a title)
- sahibcompanionSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 460 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Arabic sahib ‘companion’.
Roots
- sahib Arabic “companion”
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