shaikh

or shaykh

[ sheyk, shahyk ]

/ ʃeɪk, ʃaɪk /

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noun

sheik (def. 1).

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

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of shaikh

From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man

Words nearby shaikh

Shah Jahan, Shahjahanpur, Shahn, Shah of Iran, shahtoosh, shaikh, Shaikhi, Shaikhism, shaʿir, Shairp, Shaitan

How to use shaikh in a sentence

“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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Most importantly, the connection between Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the future 9/11 mastermind, was missed entirely.
The Stalled War on Terror|Richard Miniter|May 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST

A document was prepared and signed by the Ulamas, the draft of which was in the handwriting of Shaikh Mubarak.
Akbar|P. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer
Manifestly Bburs remission was absolute and made at the date given by Shaikh Zain as that of the farmn.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
The Shaikh was able, it would appear, to see himself as others saw him, since the above description of him is his own.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
This official statement will have been with Bburs own papers; it will have been copied by Shaikh Zain into his own paraphrase.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
There is against his doing so his statement that he inserts Shaikh Zains Fat-nma because it gives particulars.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan