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Shaikhi

American  
[shey-kee, shahy-] / ʃeɪˈki, ʃaɪ- /

noun

Islam.

  1. a dissident Shiʿite sect that developed in the 19th century, composed of followers of Ahmad Ahsaʾi (c1741–1826).

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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