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shaikh

American  
[sheyk, shahyk] / ʃeɪk, ʃaɪk /
Or shaykh

noun

  1. sheik.

  2. Also called pir.  (in Sufism) the spiritual guide.


Etymology

Origin of shaikh

From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man

Example Sentences

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In March, Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, told a Houston energy conference that some production would likely take months to restore.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

Tawqa, 13, is a quiet, reserved student who also studies at the Shaikh Abdul Qadr Jilani madrassa.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

They were the sons of a Shaikh of Arab descent, Shaikh Mub�rak, whose ancestors settled at Nagar, in R�jp�t�na.

From Rulers of India: Akbar by Malleson, George Bruce

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