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Meaning of صاحب | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
saː.ˈhib

Definitions

  1. owner; master
  2. author
  3. parent (of)
  4. sir; mister; gentleman
    Dari, formal
  5. 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.
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