Nishan Sahib

noun

A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.

OriginPunjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ →
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Meanings

nounNishan Sahib (plural Nishan Sahibs)

plural Nishan Sahibs

  1. A Sikh holy flag, colored orange and white, with a symbol of the khanda.

Origin

  1. Punjabiਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ
  2. EnglishNishan Sahib

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ (niśān sāhib, literally “respected ensign”), from ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān, “sign, mark”) + ਸਾਹਿਬ (sāhib, “owner, master; term of respect”).

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