/ sɑːb; NAmE ; ˈsɑːɪb/ noun
used in India, especially in the past, to address a European man, especially one with some social or official status
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WORD ORIGIN
Urdu , via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib friend, lord.
/ sɑːb; NAmE ; ˈsɑːɪb/ noun
used in India, especially in the past, to address a European man, especially one with some social or official status
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WORD ORIGIN
Urdu , via Persian from Arabic ṣāḥib friend, lord.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005