sjeik

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɛi̯k/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sjeik
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Noun

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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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

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

  1. A sheikh, various Arabic titles.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

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

  1. A sheikh, various Arabic titles.

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