"shehe" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-shehe.flac Forms: shehe class V [canonical], mashehe class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{root|sw|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} shehe class V (plural mashehe class VI)
  1. sheik (Muslim cleric) Categories (topical): Islam, Leaders Synonyms: sheik
    Sense id: en-shehe-sw-noun-W7qXw0QP Disambiguation of Islam: 87 13 Disambiguation of Leaders: 77 23
  2. (chess) king Categories (topical): Chess, Chess
    Sense id: en-shehe-sw-noun-6B3-aYQa Disambiguation of Chess: 10 90 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ushehe Related terms: shaha, mfalme, kete kuu, malkia, ngome, sataranja, padre, farasi, jemadari, kitunda

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَيْخ"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "3": "ش ي خ"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).",
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      "form": "shehe class V",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mashehe class VI",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "shaha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mfalme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kete kuu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "malkia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ngome"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sataranja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "padre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "farasi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "jemadari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kitunda"
    }
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            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "parents": [
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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          "sheik"
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        {
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        }
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            "Recreation",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "_dis": "33 67",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        "king"
      ],
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        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ],
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        "(chess) king"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ش ي خ",
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    "sw:Islam",
    "sw:Leaders"
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "shaha"
    },
    {
      "word": "mfalme"
    },
    {
      "word": "kete kuu"
    },
    {
      "word": "malkia"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngome"
    },
    {
      "word": "sataranja"
    },
    {
      "word": "padre"
    },
    {
      "word": "farasi"
    },
    {
      "word": "jemadari"
    },
    {
      "word": "kitunda"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "sheik",
          "sheik"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sheik"
        }
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      ],
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        "king"
      ],
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          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
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        "(chess) king"
      ],
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        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
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