"شیخ" meaning in Urdu

See شیخ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃeːx/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: śex [romanization], शेख़ [Hindi]
Rhymes: -eːx Etymology: From Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{bor|ur|fa-cls|شیخ|tr=šēx}} Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), {{der|ur|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{root|ur|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{ur-adj|head=شیخ}} شیخ • (śex) (Hindi spelling शेख़)
  1. (colloquial) stingy Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-شیخ-ur-adj-1UTzfyXg Disambiguation of People: 17 13 3 26 19 22
  2. pious; religiously knowledgeable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-شیخ-ur-adj-xmkYNziz Disambiguation of People: 17 13 3 26 19 22

Proper name

IPA: /ʃeːx/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: śex [romanization], शेख़ [Hindi]
Rhymes: -eːx Etymology: From Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{bor|ur|fa-cls|شیخ|tr=šēx}} Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), {{der|ur|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{root|ur|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{ur-proper noun|g=m|head=شیخ}} شیخ • (śex) m (Hindi spelling शेख़)
  1. a male caste surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Sheikh Categories (topical): Urdu male surnames
    Sense id: en-شیخ-ur-name-s0VtjmdE Categories (other): Urdu surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Urdu entries with incorrect language header, Urdu terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 8 2 5 2 7 0 1 25 15 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 1 4 1 5 0 1 31 19 19 5 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 40 26 26 6 Disambiguation of Urdu terms with redundant transliterations: 1 2 49 21 21 6

Noun

IPA: /ʃeːx/ [Standard, Urdu]
Rhymes: -eːx Etymology: From Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{bor|ur|fa-cls|شیخ|tr=šēx}} Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), {{der|ur|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{root|ur|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=m|head=شیخ|pl=شُیُوخ}} شیخ • (śex) m (formal plural شُیُوخ (śuyūx), Hindi spelling शेख़) Inflection templates: {{ur-decl-noun|شیخ|śex|شیخ|śex|شیخ|śex|شیخوں|śexõ|شیخ|śex|شیخو|śexo}} Forms: śex [romanization], شُیُوخ [formal, plural], शेख़ [Hindi], no-table-tags [table-tags], شیخ [direct, singular], شیخ [direct, plural], شیخ [oblique, singular], شیخوں [oblique, plural], شیخ [singular, vocative], شیخو [plural, vocative]
  1. (literally) a sheik (and all the meaning that encompass, inc. but not limited to)
    a leader of an Arab tribe
    Tags: literally Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-شیخ-ur-noun-1KoYOeqf Disambiguation of People: 17 13 3 26 19 22 Categories (other): Urdu nouns with declension Disambiguation of Urdu nouns with declension: 4 9 22 32 16 17
  2. (literally) a sheik (and all the meaning that encompass, inc. but not limited to)
    an Islamic cleric
    Tags: literally Categories (topical): Islam, People
    Sense id: en-شیخ-ur-noun-DHIBa~i6 Disambiguation of Islam: 0 2 20 26 46 5 Disambiguation of People: 17 13 3 26 19 22
  3. an old; elder (man) Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-شیخ-ur-noun-ZO6kLsbP Disambiguation of People: 17 13 3 26 19 22
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            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
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          "old",
          "old"
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        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
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          "man",
          "man#English"
        ]
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        {
          "_dis": "9 6 1 4 1 5 0 1 31 19 19 5",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "شیخوں",
      "roman": "śexõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "شیخ",
      "roman": "śex",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "شیخو",
      "roman": "śexo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "شیخ",
        "pl": "شُیُوخ"
      },
      "expansion": "شیخ • (śex) m (formal plural شُیُوخ (śuyūx), Hindi spelling शेख़)",
      "name": "ur-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "شیخ",
        "10": "śex",
        "11": "شیخو",
        "12": "śexo",
        "2": "śex",
        "3": "شیخ",
        "4": "śex",
        "5": "شیخ",
        "6": "śex",
        "7": "شیخوں",
        "8": "śexõ",
        "9": "شیخ"
      },
      "name": "ur-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ur",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a sheik (and all the meaning that encompass, inc. but not limited to)",
        "a leader of an Arab tribe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheik",
          "sheik"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "Arab",
          "Arab"
        ],
        [
          "tribe",
          "tribe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) a sheik (and all the meaning that encompass, inc. but not limited to)",
        "a leader of an Arab tribe"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a sheik (and all the meaning that encompass, inc. but not limited to)",
        "an Islamic cleric"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheik",
          "sheik"
        ],
        [
          "Islamic",
          "Islamic"
        ],
        [
          "cleric",
          "cleric"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) a sheik (and all the meaning that encompass, inc. but not limited to)",
        "an Islamic cleric"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an old; elder (man)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃeːx/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "شیخ"
}

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    "Urdu masculine consonant-stem nouns",
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    "Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from Arabic",
    "Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root ش ي خ",
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    "Urdu terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Urdu terms with redundant transliterations",
    "ur:Islam",
    "ur:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "شیخ",
        "tr": "šēx"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian شیخ (šēx)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَيْخ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ش ي خ"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śex",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शेख़",
      "tags": [
        "Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "شیخ"
      },
      "expansion": "شیخ • (śex) m (Hindi spelling शेख़)",
      "name": "ur-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Urdu",
  "lang_code": "ur",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Urdu male surnames",
        "Urdu male surnames from patronymics",
        "Urdu surnames",
        "Urdu surnames from patronymics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male caste surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Sheikh"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Sheikh",
          "Sheikh#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃeːx/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "شیخ"
}

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