shaikh
AmericanEtymology
Origin of shaikh
From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man
Example Sentences
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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
“Enterprises, governments, and neocloud providers are racing to build AI factories, as platforms scale to power the next generation of inference workloads,” Penguins Solutions CEO Kash Shaikh said in the earnings release.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, said on Tuesday it would take months for Middle East oil to fully return to prior production levels, even after the war ends.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Shaikh, who lives in Pune, flew to Ahmedabad with his family to collect his son's body.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
Wednesday, 16th.—A visitor came early—namely, Shaikh Yusuf—with two of his people from Soof.
From Byeways in Palestine by Finn, James
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