"sheik" meaning in Swahili

See sheik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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

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Download JSON data for sheik meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e268c0e and 304864d). 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.

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