شيخ

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See also: شیخ and سیخ

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ش ي خ (š-y-ḵ), related to the verb شَاخَ (šāḵa, to age, to grow old).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شَيْخ (šayḵm (plural شُيُوخ (šuyūḵ) or أَشْيَاخ (ʔašyāḵ) or مَشْيَخَة (mašyaḵa) or مَشَايِخ (mašāyiḵ))

  1. old man
  2. elderly gentleman, elder
  3. sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch
  4. senator
  5. sheik; Dr.; professor (title of professors and spiritual leaders)
  6. sir (respectful title of address)
  7. master (someone outstanding or excellent)
    شَيْخُ الشَّبابšayḵu š-šabābthe greatest of all guys (literally, “the master of youths”)

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Descendants

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شيخ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN