সাহেব
Bengali
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion, master”). Cognate with Hindi साहिब (sāhib), Gujarati સાહેબ (sāheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editসাহেব • (śaheb)
- (respectful) gentleman, mister (Mr.)
- master, chief
- westerner (person from the West)
- (colloquial) British (person from the United Kingdom)
- (card games) king
- Synonym: রাজা (raja)
Derived terms
edit- সাহেবিয়ানা (śahebiẏana, “Westernness”)
- লাট সাহেব (laṭ śaheb, “sahib”)
- মেম সাহেব (mem śaheb, “memsahib”)
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- Bengali terms derived from Arabic
- Bengali terms derived from the Arabic root ص ح ب
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