sahibah

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Etymology

Feminine form of sahib.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːhɪbə/

Noun

sahibah (plural sahibahs)

  1. (India, archaic) A lady; a mistress; a female superior (used as a term of respect).
    • 1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim:
      Twenty villages knew the Sahiba—her failings, her tongue, and her large charity.
    • 1915, Earl Derr Biggers, Robert Welles Ritchie, Inside the Lines:
      "Something that concerns you not at all, Sahibah," the Indian answered, his voice smooth as oil.

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