shaikh
or shaykh
[sheyk, shahyk]
- sheik(def 1).
- Also called pir. (in Sufism) the spiritual guide.
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Origin of shaikh
From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man
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Examples from the Web for shaikh
Contemporary Examples
“The Turks are actually weaker than their rhetoric,” Shaikh says.
Shaikh, of the Brooking Doha Center, says the Obama administration is “playing with fire” by letting the conflict drag on.
However, Shaikh was not allowed by the FBI or the Bush administration to testify before the 9/11 Commission or the JICI.
Historical Examples
The shaikh came to transact some business of consequence to him.
Byeways in PalestineJames Finn
Their father, Shaikh Mubarak, was a poet, and a profound scholar.
AkbarP. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer
Amad Tabal has no news of you, but Shaikh Byazd has and he sent me here.
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
Their tombs are revered and that of Shaikh Usmn in particular.
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
In reply to questions as to who he was and what he wanted, he replied: 'I am a Shaikh of the Najd.
The Life of MohammadEtienne Dinet