Sahib

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For the Royal Navy submarine, see HMS Sahib (P212).

Sahib (Arabic: صاحب‎, Hindi: साहिब, Urdu: صاحب) (traditionally pronounced /ˈsɑː.iːb/ or /ˈsɑːb/ in English, now often /səˈhiːb/) is an Arabic term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprieter". It has passed on to several languages including Hindi-Urdu (Hindustani), Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Pashto, Persian, Turkish and Marathi. It has been translated in the Indian sub-continent after the advent of colonialism as: grace or, as in the Sikh religion, "Guru's honor." It comes from the Arabic ṣāḥib صاحب, originally "Owner" but in a different context of usage ; "Suhabaa",it can mean "companion" (from ṣaḥiba صحب "he accompanied"). The "companion" variant is derived more specifically from the word "As'haab" which is Arabic for "Friends". Its grammatical feminine form is ṣāḥibah صاحبة, but the use may differ greatly.