Shaikhi
American
[shey-kee, shahy-]
/ ʃeɪˈki, ʃaɪ- /
noun
Islam.
Etymology
Origin of Shaikhi
From Arabic shaykhī, equivalent to shaykh shaikh (in the sense “title of a leader of a sect”) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin
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