cheikh

English

Noun

cheikh (plural cheikhs)

1. Alternative form of sheik

French

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛk/

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Noun

cheikh m (plural cheikhs)

1. sheikh

Derived terms

• cheikhat

Further reading

• “cheikh”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.