શેખ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːkʰ/
Rhymes: -eːkʰ
Hyphenation: શેખ

Noun

શેખ • (śekh) m

sheik
1. leader of an Arab tribe
2. (Islam) Islamic cleric
old man, elder

Proper noun

શેખ • (śekh) f

a surname from Arabic, of Muslim usage, equivalent to English Sheikh

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