שייך

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
שׁ־י־ך (š-y-k)

Adjective[edit]

שייך / שַׁיָּךְ (shayákh) (feminine שייכת / שַׁיֶּכֶת, masculine plural שייכים / שַׁיָּכִים, feminine plural שייכות / שַׁיָּכוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. belonging (to), owned (by)
  2. relevant, pertinent

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Hebrew שייך (shayákh).

Adjective[edit]

שייך (shayekh)

  1. (predicative) relevant, pertinent, pertaining
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun[edit]

שייך (sheykhm

  1. sheik (Arab leader)