sjeik

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: sjeik
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Noun

sjeik m (plural sjeiks, diminutive sjeikje n)

1. A sheikh, various Arabic secular titles, including the ruler of a sheikdom and all princes of various Arab dynasties.
2. A sheikh, various Islamic religious titles.

Derived terms

• oliesjeik
• sjeikdom

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

sjeik m (definite singular sjeiken, indefinite plural sjeiker, definite plural sjeikene)

1. A sheikh, various Arabic titles.

References

• “sjeik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

sjeik m (definite singular sjeiken, indefinite plural sjeikar, definite plural sjeikane)

1. A sheikh, various Arabic titles.

References

• “sjeik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.