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nishan sahib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
nis-han sahib
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ (niśān sāhib, literally “respected ensign”), from ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān, “sign, mark”) + ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāhib, “owner, master; term of respect”).

Inflected Forms

Nishan Sahibs (plural)

Questions

What does nishan sahib mean?
A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.
Where does nishan sahib come from?
Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ (niśān sāhib, literally “respected ensign”), from ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān, “sign, mark”) + ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāhib, “owner, master; term of respect”).

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