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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, elder).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃʲɛɪˑxɐs]
  • Hyphenation: šei‧chas

Noun edit

šeĩchas m (plural šeĩchai) stress pattern 2

  1. sheik (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe)
  2. sheik (official title for members of the royal family in some Arab Gulf countries)
  3. (Islam) sheik (Islamic religious clergy)

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