shaikh
AmericanEtymology
Origin of shaikh
From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man
Example Sentences
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Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh play spoiled Pakistani-American brothers thrown from a life of wealth and leisure to suddenly leading their deceased father’s Philadelphia crime empire, along with Poorna Jagannathan as their scene-stealing auntie/enforcer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the CEO of state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, said his country has closed wells, not all of which can be turned back on quickly.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, said on Tuesday it would take months for Middle East oil to fully return to prior production levels, even after the war ends.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Tawqa, 13, is a quiet, reserved student who also studies at the Shaikh Abdul Qadr Jilani madrassa.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
They arrived here in the company of Shaikh Yusuf, whose son is nominally a Turkish military officer, commanding p. 58three hundred imaginary Bashi-Bozuk, or irregular cavalry.
From Byeways in Palestine by Finn, James
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