Meaning of صاحب | Babel Free
saː.ˈhibDefinitions
- owner; master
- author
- parent (of)
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sir; mister; gentleman Dari, formal
- Used, usually without the ezâfe, to form compound nouns meaning "those who possess [trait]" or "those who are distinguished by [trait]".
Equivalents
Examples
“صاحب ماشین”
owner of the car
“صاحب یک پسر و دختر هستم.”
I am the parent of a son and a daughter.
“صاحب (sâheb) + دل (del, “heart”) → صاحبدل (sâhebdel, “pure-hearted person; empathetic person”)”
“صاحب (sâheb) + سخن (soxan, “speech”) → صاحب سخن (sâheb soxan, “speaker”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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