Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Doublet of shehu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʃái.hìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃéi.hìː]
shaihī̀ m (plural shàihùnai, possessed form shaihìn)
- (Islam) A great scholar or erudite person, especially in a Sufi order.