shaykh

[ sheyk, shahyk ]

noun

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AQAP has also provided refuge for the Yemeni-American cleric shaykh Anwar al-Awlaki.
The Menace of Yemen | Bruce Riedel | December 31, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The statements were based on what turned out to be the false claims of a detainee named Ibn al-shaykh al-Libi.
A Senator Calls Out Cheney's Lies | Carl Levin | June 2, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Finally, having used up Europe, she made her way to Syria, where she married a "dirty little black" 221 Bedawin shaykh.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton | Thomas Wright
But I observed that, when shaykh Masud came up, the citizen was only gruff.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 | Various
Burton became the guest of the dilatory and dirty shaykh Hamid.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton | Thomas Wright

Then he said to the shaykh, "Stand thou here, and tell me as I shall ask."
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. Wallace
"Persians they are," replied the shaykh, his lip curling, his eyes gleaming.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. Wallace

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