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Pukka sahib (/ ˈ p ʌ k ə ˈ s ɑː (ɪ) b / PUK-ə SAH(-i)b) [1] is a slang term taken from the Hindi words for "substantial" (literally "ripe") and "master". Among English users, "pukka" came to signify "first class" or "absolutely genuine", so that the combined phrase can be translated as "true gentleman" or "excellent fellow".
Pukka sahib, an Indian term for British civil servants This page was last edited on 15 May 2023, at 06:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Sahib or Saheb (/ ˈ s ɑː h ɪ b /; Arabic: صاحب) is an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran.. As a loanword, Sahib has passed into several languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Crimean Tatar, [1] Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Rohingya and Somali.
As the story opens, U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, is planning to destroy the reputation of the Indian, Dr Veraswami. The doctor hopes for help from his friend John Flory who, as a pukka sahib (European white man), has higher prestige. Dr Veraswami also desires election to the town's European Club, of which Flory is a member ...
Pukka Sahib By Reginald Purdell, based on The Green Eye of the Yellow God by J. Milton Hayes: 1940 The Return of Albert By Stanley Lupino: Stanley Holloway:The Essential Collection (2007) 1940 Sam's Christmas Shopping By Pulham J. Sherman 1940 The Food demonstration Recorded on behalf of the British government in aid of the war effort c.1940
I bet most of the Pukka sahib were more respectful toward differing people and attitudes than most of the self righteous humbugs who claim to be unprejudiced around today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.239.197.45 ( talk ) 02:53, 18 August 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]
After the victory at Multan, Kaura came to pay his respects to the Darbar Sahib, and offered 11,000 rupees and built Gurdwara Bal-Leela; He also spent 3,000,000 rupees to build a Sarover (holy water) at Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev. [150] In 1752, Kaura Mall was killed in a battle with Ahmed Shah Abdali and state policy ...
Ik Onkar is also the opening phrase of the Mul Mantar, present as opening phrase in the Guru Granth Sahib, and the first composition of Guru Nanak and the final salok is by Guru Angad. Further, the Mul Mantar is also at the beginning of the Japji Sahib, followed by 38 hymns and a final Salok by Guru Angad at the end of this composition. [18]