সাহেব

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion, master”). Cognate with Hindi साहिब (sāhib), Gujarati સાહેબ (sāheb), Marathi साहेब (sāheb), Punjabi ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃaɦeb/, [ˈʃaɦeb], /ʃae̯b/, [ˈʃae̯b]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃaɦeb/, [ˈʃaɦeb], /ʃae̯b/, [ˈʃae̯b]
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Noun

সাহেব • (śaheb)

(respectful) gentleman, mister (Mr.)
ইমরান সাহেব এখানে এসে ছিলেন।
imran śaheb ekhane eśe chilen.
Mr. Imran came here.
master, chief
westerner (person from the West)
(colloquial) British (person from the United Kingdom)
Synonyms: ব্রিটিশ (briṭiś), ইংরেজ (iṅrej)

সাহেবরা আমাদের উপর অত্যাচার করেছিল।
śahebora amader upor ottacar korechil.
The British had tortured us.
(card games) king
Synonym: রাজা (raja)

Derived terms

সাহেবিয়ানা (śahebiẏana, “Westernness”)
লাট সাহেব (laṭ śaheb, “sahib”)
মেম সাহেব (mem śaheb, “memsahib”)

Related terms

আসহাব (aśhab)
সাহাবা (śahaba)
সাহাবী (śahabi)

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