Shaikh

Word SHAIKH
Character 6
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Definitions and meanings of "Shaikh"

What do we mean by shaikh?

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.

(some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

(1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)

An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.

An honorific for specialists in spirituality.

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The word "shaikh" in example sentences

Post tags: Michael Keefer, mubin shaikh, terrorism, Toronto 18, University of Guelph ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Lebanese have also discovered a new hobby of the 'shaikh' referring to Hariri which is politics. ❋ Faisal J. Abbas (2011)

Other variations are kissing the shaikh on the shoulder; rubbing noses or kissing the shaikh on the forehead. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are various ways of greeting a shaikh, or leader. ❋ Unknown (2009)

S. O'BRIEN: That must a been a big honor, or were you sort of more perplexed, like, OK, I'm a shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

S. O'BRIEN: When dale horn was deployed to Iraq, he thought he'd be fighting battles, protecting the local people, never thought he'd be made a shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

S. O'BRIEN: Now there are some perks that come with being a shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

S. O'BRIEN: Well, congratulations on being a shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

We'll find out how an American soldier became an American shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Dale, you must be thrilled to be home, even with the honor of being a shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

DALE HORN, U.S. ARMY: I was doing local projects in the community around the base, and since I was doing a lot of things, as they call it, freely for the people, one of the local shaikhs, Dr. Muhammed (ph), said you must be a shaikh for doing everything for the people, and in a security council meeting, they voted me in as a shaikh. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Every kraal has its Oddai (shaikh or head man,) after whose name the settlement, as in Sindh and other pastoral lands, is called. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Our European tents were pitched at some distance from the black hair tents of the Arabs and we observed, soon after our arrival, that three strangers came up on horseback, carrying spears tufted with black ostrich feathers, on a visit to our shaikh. ❋ James Finn (N/A)

On nearing Banias we were met by the son of the shaikh of the village, sent out to invite us. ❋ James Finn (N/A)

At Banias our attendants had pitched the tents, to our disgust, near the village, and with the stench of carrion not far off; much better places might have been taken, but this was selected probably in consequence of the invitation from the shaikh. ❋ James Finn (N/A)

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