Hausa edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Doublet of shehu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃái.hìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃéi.hìː]

Noun edit

shaihī̀ m (plural shàihùnai, possessed form shaihìn)

  1. (Islam) A great scholar or erudite person, especially in a Sufi order.