शेख़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शेख (śekh), शैख़ (śaix), शैख (śaikh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَیْخ (šayx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Cognate with Assamese শ্বেখ (sekh), Bengali শেখ (śekh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃeːx/, /ʃeːkʰ/

Noun

शेख़ • (śex) m (Urdu spelling شیخ)

1. (Islam) sheik; teacher; professor (title of professors and spiritual leaders)
2. old man, elder
3. sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch

Declension

Declension of शेख़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शेख़ śex	शेख़ śex
oblique	शेख़ śex	शेख़ों śexõ
vocative	शेख़ śex	शेख़ो śexo

Proper noun

शेख़ • (śex) m

1. a surname, Sheikh or Shaikh, from Arabic