>>12802181The Brits called the Indian officer “Sahab” you retard. The Indian officer called the British “Sir” in return. Because Sahab is the Hindi word for sir.
> Sahib means "owner" in Arabic and was commonly used in the Indian Sub-continent as a courteous term in the way that "Mister" (also derived from the word "master") and "Mrs." (derived from the word "mistress") is used in the English language. It is still used today in the Sub-continent just as "Mister" and "Mrs.", and continues to be used today by English language speakers as a polite form of address.> In the British Indian Army, a British officer would address a Viceroy's commissioned officer (i.e., a native Indian officer) as "<rank> sahib" or "<name> sahib". This form of address is still retained in the present-day army of independent India.And I’m tired of people trying to say it we’re being fake, or subservient to other races or any of that byllshit. We call each other sirs and sahabs too. You see someone in the road and he drops his wallet? “Bhai sahab! Aapka batua gir gaya!” (Brother Sir, your dropped your wallet).
