shejk
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”). Cognate with Norwegian sjeik, Danish sheik, Icelandic sjeik, German Scheich, Dutch sjeik, English sheik, French cheik and Spanish jeque.
Noun[edit]
shejk c
Declension[edit]
| Declension of shejk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | shejk | shejken | shejker | shejkerna |
| Genitive | shejks | shejkens | shejkers | shejkernas |