shaikh

or shaykh

[sheyk, shahyk]

noun

sheik(def 1).
Also called pir. (in Sufism) the spiritual guide.

Origin of shaikh

From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man

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Examples from the Web for shaikh

Contemporary Examples of shaikh

“The Turks are actually weaker than their rhetoric,” Shaikh says.
Turkey Blames Syria for Reyhanli Bombs, but Response May Rest on U.S.
Mike Giglio
May 13, 2013
Shaikh, of the Brooking Doha Center, says the Obama administration is “playing with fire” by letting the conflict drag on.
Israel Bombs Syria: Nation a ‘Battlefield for the World’s Powers’
Mike Giglio
May 7, 2013
However, Shaikh was not allowed by the FBI or the Bush administration to testify before the 9/11 Commission or the JICI.
Was the Saudi Government Involved in the 9/11 Terror Attacks?
Jamie Reno
March 13, 2012

Historical Examples of shaikh

The shaikh came to transact some business of consequence to him.
Byeways in Palestine
James Finn
Their father, Shaikh Mubarak, was a poet, and a profound scholar.
Akbar
P. 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 English
Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Their tombs are revered and that of Shaikh Usmn in particular.
The Bbur-nma in English
Babur, 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 Mohammad
Etienne Dinet