שייך

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־י־ך (sh-y-k)

Adjective

שייך / שַׁיָּךְ • (shayákh) (feminine שייכת / שַׁיֶּכֶת, masculine plural שייכים / שַׁיָּכִים, feminine plural שייכות / שַׁיָּכוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. belonging (to), owned (by)
2. relevant, pertinent

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Hebrew שייך (shayákh).

Adjective

שייך • (shayekh)

1. (predicative) relevant, pertinent, pertaining
   • 1998, Steven A. Jacobson, quotee, A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, Fairbanks, AK, page 165:

     “װאָס שײך?“

     "vos shayekh?"

     "What's relevant?"

Related terms

• שייכדיק (shayekhdik)
• שײַכות (shaykhes)

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

שייך • (sheykh) m

1. sheik (Arab leader)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 165