शेख

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Cognate with Assamese শ্বেখ (sekh), Bengali শেখ (śekh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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शेख • (śekh) ?

  1. (Islam) sheik; teacher; professor (title of professors and spiritual leaders)
  2. old man, elder
  3. sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch

Proper noun

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शेख • (śekh) ?

  1. a surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Sheikh or Shaikh
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