n.
Pronunciation: ' sä- ˌ (h)ib, - ˌ (h) ē b, ˌ sä- '
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi s ā hab & Urdu ș ā ḥ ib, ș ā ḥ ab companion, master, from Arabic ș ā ḥ ib
Date: 1673
: SIR , MASTER ― used especially among the native inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status