sahib
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of sahib.
Example Sentences
- "One day when the Man's Wife and the Tertium Quid had just arrived in the Cemetery, they saw some coolies breaking ground. They had marked out a full-size grave, and the Tertium Quid asked them whether any Sahib was sick. They said that they did not know; but it was an order that they should dig a Sahib's grave."
- "One must never forget that one is a Sahib, and that some day, when examinations are passed, one will command natives."
- "After, went to sahib and packed up sahib's things. We had four hire-ponies; three for loads, and one for sahib to ride. Sahib had a Chinese saddle, that he put on a high horse."
Etymology
From Hindustani صاحب / साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: صاحب, صَاحِب, ص ح ب