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sahib

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sahib /sɑːb , ˈsɑː(h)ɪb , ˈsɑːɪb / (also sahab)
noun Indian English a polite title or form of address for a man:
the Doctor Sahib.
– ORIGIN Urdu, via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib friend, lord.
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