sheikh

ʃiːk

shuyookh

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Definition of sheikh - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

leadershipArab leader or chief

The sheikh of the tribe welcomed the guests with traditional hospitality..

chief

leader

culturerespected elder in Arab culture

The sheikh was honored by the community.

chieftain

elder

leader

religion

TECH.

religious leader in Islam, especially Sufism

TECH.

The sheikh taught the principles of Sufism.

cleric

imam

mullah

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Expressions with sheikh

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tribal sheikh

leader of an Arab tribe or family

The tribal sheikh called a meeting to discuss the issue.

Origin of sheikh

Arabic, shaykh (elder)

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Mujibism

Bangladesh politics

political philosophy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

sheikha

culture

the wife of a sheikh

sheikhdom

royal domain

territory governed by a sheikh

Examples of sheikh in a sentence

A sheikh's decision is respected by the community.
The sheikh led the prayer at the mosque.
A wise sheikh advised the young men in the village.
The sheikh led the Friday prayers at the mosque.
Villagers sought advice from the wise sheikh.

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French:cheikh, sheikh, ...
German:Scheich, Sheikh, ...
Italian:sceicco, ...
Spanish:jeque, sheikh, ...
Portuguese:xeique, sheik, ...
Chinese:酋长, 谢赫, ...
Japanese:部族のシェイク, シェイク, ...
Arabic:شَيْخ, مُرْشِد, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁיח׳, שֵׁיח׳, ...
Russian:арабский вождь, шейх, ...
Ukrainian:шейх, ...
Hindi:शेख, शेख़, ...
Bengali:শেখ, প্রবীণ, ...
Catalan:xeic, xeque, ...
Czech:šejk, šejch, ...
Danish:sheik, respekteret ældre eller leder i arabisk kultur, ...
Dutch:stamhoofd, sjeik, ...
Greek:σεΐχης, σεΐχ, ...
Hungarian:sejk, vallási vezető, ...
Khmer:សេក, បុរសចាស់ទុំដែលគេគោរពក្នុងវប្បធម៌អារ៉ាប់, ...
Korean:부족장, 셰이크, ...
Persian:شیخ, پیر, ...
Polish:szejk, ...
Portuguese (BR):xeique, sheik, ...
Romanian:șeic, ...
Swedish:shejk, ...
Thai:ชีค, ผู้อาวุโส, ...
Turkish:şeyh, ...
Vietnamese:sheikh, trưởng lão, ...

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