sheik
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sheik (plural sheiks or shuyook)
- The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
- An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.
- 2013 August 1, Islamic Online University Insights[1], page 10:
- He then studied under a variety of scholars (shuyook) and institutes around the world in his quest for authentic knowledge.
- (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
- (1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)
- 1939, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air, part 1, chapter 1:
- When your last natural tooth goes, the time when you can kid yourself that you're a Hollywood sheik, is definitely at an end.
- 1939, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air, part 1, chapter 1:
- (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
- An honorific for specialists in spirituality.
Usage notes[edit]
The use for a religious leader is colloquial as a means of respect. There is no official title.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe
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Islamic religious clergy
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Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sheik m (plural sheiks, diminutive sheikje n)
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