sahib

noun

sa·​hib ˈsä-ˌ(h)ib 

-ˌ(h)ēb,

ˌsä-ˈ(h)ib,

-ˈ(h)ēb

: sir, master

—used especially among the native inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status

Word History

Etymology

Hindi sāhab & Urdu ṣāḥib, ṣāḥab companion, master, from Arabic ṣāḥib

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above