ਸਾਹਿਬ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਸਾਹਬ (sāhab)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑː˦.ɦəbᵊ/
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Noun
ਸਾਹਿਬ • (sāhib) m (Shahmukhi spelling صاحب)
- master
- owner
- lord
- Synonym: ਮਾਲਕ (mālak)
Proper noun
ਸਾਹਿਬ • (sāhib) m (Shahmukhi spelling صاحب)
- (Sikhism) God
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:
- ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸੁਆਲਿਉ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ
- tū̃ sachā sāhib sift suāliu jin kītī so pār peā
- You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
- Synonyms: ਰੱਬ (rabba), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (wāhegurū)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 469:
References
- “ਸਾਹਿਬ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਸਾਹਿਬ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.