Shaikhi

[ shey-kee, shahy- ]

noun

, Islam.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shaikhi¹

From Arabic shaykhī, equivalent to shaykh shaikh (in the sense “title of a leader of a sect”) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin