"sheik" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ʃɛi̯k/ [Netherlands], /ʃɛːk/ [Flanders] Forms: sheiks [plural], sheikje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k Etymology: From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|ar|شَيْخ|}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{m|ar|شَاخَ||to age, grow old}} شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|sheikje}} sheik m (plural sheiks, diminutive sheikje n)
  1. sheik Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sheik-nl-noun-cPr2-buQ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃeɪk/, /ʃik/ Forms: sheiks [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪk Etymology: From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|شَيْخ|t=elder}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”), {{root|en|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheik (plural sheiks)
  1. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. Categories (topical): Leaders Translations (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe): sheik [masculine] (Albanian), شَيْخ (šayḵ) [masculine] (Arabic), شيخ (šēḵ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), շեյխ (šeyx) (Armenian), шайих (šajix) (Avar), şeyx (Azerbaijani), шэйх (šejx) [masculine] (Belarusian), শেখ (śekh) (Bengali), шейх (šejh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), xeic [masculine] (Catalan), شێخ (şêx) (Central Kurdish), 謝赫 (Chinese Mandarin), 谢赫 (xièhè) (Chinese Mandarin), 酋長 (Chinese Mandarin), 酋长 (qiúzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), šejk [masculine] (Czech), šejch [masculine] (Czech), šajch [masculine] (Czech), sheik [masculine] (Dutch), ŝejko (Esperanto), šeik (Estonian), šeikki (Finnish), sheikki (Finnish), cheik [masculine] (French), xeque [masculine] (Galician), შეიხი (šeixi) (Georgian), Scheich [masculine] (German), σεΐχης (seḯchis) [masculine] (Greek), શેખ (śekh) [masculine] (Gujarati), שייח׳ (Hebrew), שֵׁיח (sheykh) [masculine] (Hebrew), शैख़ (śaix) [masculine] (Hindi), शेख (śekh) [masculine] (Hindi), sejk (Hungarian), sjeik [masculine] (Icelandic), sheiko (Ido), syekh (Indonesian), شِیخ (šeyx) (Iranian Persian), sceicco (Italian), シャイフ (shaifu) (Japanese), シェイフ (sheifu) (Japanese), шайқы (şaiqy) (Kazakh), 샤이크 (syaikeu) (Korean), шайык (şayık) (Kyrgyz), ше́ик (šéik) [masculine] (Macedonian), syeikh (Malay), şêx (Northern Kurdish), sjeik [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sjeik [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), شيخ (šayx) [masculine] (Pashto), شَیْخ (šayx) (Persian), szejk [masculine] (Polish), xeque [masculine] (Portuguese), șeic (Romanian), шейх (šejx) [masculine] (Russian), ше̏ик [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), šȅik [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), šejk [masculine] (Slovak), šejk [masculine] (Slovene), jeque [masculine] (Spanish), schejk (Swedish), shejk [common-gender] (Swedish), heke (Tagalog), шайх (šayx) (Tajik), şeyh (Turkish), şeyh (Turkmen), шейх (šejx) [masculine] (Ukrainian), شَیخ (śaix) [masculine] (Urdu), شەيخ (sheyx) (Uyghur), shayx (Uzbek), שייך (sheykh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-sheik-en-noun-pUm5Fy3h Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 19 19 5 20 15 Disambiguation of 'leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe': 70 3 1 1 24 1
  2. An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. Categories (topical): Islam, Leaders Translations (Islamic religious clergy): شَيْخ (šayḵ) [masculine] (Arabic), شيخ (šēḵ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), շեյխ (šeyx) (Armenian), шайих (šajix) (Avar), শেখ (śekh) (Bengali), шейх (šejh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), شێخ (şêx) (Central Kurdish), shehe (Chichewa), šejk [masculine] (Czech), šejch [masculine] (Czech), šajch [masculine] (Czech), sheik [masculine] (Dutch), šeikki (Finnish), შეიხი (šeixi) (Georgian), Scheich [masculine] (German), σεΐχης (seḯchis) [masculine] (Greek), શેખ (śekh) [masculine] (Gujarati), शैख़ (śaix) [masculine] (Hindi), शेख (śekh) [masculine] (Hindi), sejk (Hungarian), شِیخ (šeyx) (Iranian Persian), シャイフ (shaifu) (Japanese), シェイフ (sheifu) (Japanese), ше́ик (šéik) [masculine] (Macedonian), şêx (Northern Kurdish), sjeik [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sjeik [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), شَیْخ (šayx) (Persian), xeque [masculine] (Portuguese), шейх (šejx) [masculine] (Russian), jeque [masculine] (Spanish), shehe (Swahili), shejk [common-gender] (Swedish), schejk [common-gender] (Swedish), heke (Tagalog), шайх (šayx) (Tajik), شَیخ (śaix) [masculine] (Urdu), شەيخ (sheyx) (Uyghur), shehe (Yao)
    Sense id: en-sheik-en-noun-TPziWN7t Disambiguation of Islam: 2 49 16 1 2 29 Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 19 19 5 20 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 33 27 2 6 25 Disambiguation of 'Islamic religious clergy': 2 66 15 1 3 14
  3. (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. Categories (topical): Leaders Translations (Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family): شَيْخ (šayḵ) [masculine] (Arabic), شيخ (šēḵ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), շեյխ (šeyx) (Armenian), sheik [masculine] (Dutch), ŝejĥo (Esperanto), šeikki (Finnish), შეიხი (šeixi) (Georgian), Scheich [masculine] (German), σεΐχης (seḯchis) [masculine] (Greek), sejk (Hungarian), ше́ик (šéik) [masculine] (Macedonian), şêx [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), xeque [masculine] (Portuguese), шейх (šejx) [masculine] (Russian), jeque [masculine] (Spanish), shejk [common-gender] (Swedish), schejk [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sheik-en-noun-GfWZUEy2 Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 19 19 5 20 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 33 27 2 6 25 Disambiguation of 'Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family': 4 8 70 1 2 15
  4. (1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik) Translations (1920s: romantic lover): донжуа́н (donžuán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sheik [masculine] (Dutch), γόης (góis) (Greek), донжуа́н (donžuán) [masculine] (Macedonian), донжуа́н (donžuán) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sheik-en-noun-Rrw6Xzm2 Disambiguation of '1920s: romantic lover': 4 12 14 53 6 10
  5. (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Leaders
    Sense id: en-sheik-en-noun-YbaHulrE Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 19 19 5 20 15
  6. An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism. Categories (topical): Leaders
    Sense id: en-sheik-en-noun-w6TF9jLU Disambiguation of Leaders: 21 19 19 5 20 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 33 27 2 6 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 22 28 2 6 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sheikh, shaykh Related terms: sheikha

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-sheik.flac [Kenya] Forms: masheik [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|شَيْخ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{bor+|sw|ar|شَيْخ}} Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{root|sw|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sheik, {{sw-noun|ma}} sheik (ma class, plural masheik)
  1. sheik Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Islam, Leaders Synonyms: shehe, shekh, sheikh
    Sense id: en-sheik-sw-noun-cPr2-buQ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiúzhǎng",
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          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "ŝejko"
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          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "šeik"
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          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "sheikki"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "cheik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "xeque"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šeixi",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "შეიხი"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Scheich"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "seḯchis",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "σεΐχης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "śekh",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "શેખ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "שייח׳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "sheykh",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שֵׁיח"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "śaix",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "शैख़"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "śekh",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "शेख"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "sejk"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "sheiko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "syekh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "sceicco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shaifu",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "シャイフ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sheifu",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "シェイフ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "şaiqy",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "шайқы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "syaikeu",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "샤이크"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "şêx",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "شێخ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "şêx"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "şayık",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "шайык"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "šéik",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ше́ик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "word": "syeikh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sjeik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sjeik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "šayx",
          "sense": "leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "شيخ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "70 3 1 1 24 1",
          "code": "fa-cls",
          "lang": "Persian",
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      "word": "샤이크"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/Sw-ke-sheik.flac/Sw-ke-sheik.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/Sw-ke-sheik.flac/Sw-ke-sheik.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "shekh"
    },
    {
      "word": "sheikh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheik"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 1920s",
  "path": [
    "sheik"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "sheik",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 1920s",
  "path": [
    "sheik"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "sheik",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.