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Definition: Sheik |
SheikNoun1. The leader of an Arab village or family. 2. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sheik" was first used: 1577. (references) |
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Literature | Sheik (Arabic, elder). A title of respect equal to the Italian signore, the French sicur, Spanish senor, etc. There are seven sheiks in the East, all said to be direct descendants of Mahomet, and they all reside at Mecca. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Shaikh (also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning an elder or a revered old man. It has come to be used to mean a leader or noble, especially in the Arabian Peninsula, where Shaikh became a traditional title of a tribal leader.For example, it was the term used to refer to the leaders of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty until June 19, 1961, when Kuwait joined the Arab League, and the title Emir was adopted. It is also used in sufi orders as an honorific for an elder sufi who has been authorized by the order to teach, initiate dervishes and otherwise lead a sufi circle or dergah.
The title is sometimes often more informally used to address learned men as a courtesy.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Shaikh."
Synonyms: SheikSynonyms: beau (n), clotheshorse (n), dandy (n), dude (n), fashion plate (n), fop (n), gallant (n), sheikh (n), swell (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clergy | Mullah, muezzin, ayatollah; ulema, imaum, imam, sheik; sufi; kahin, kassis; mufti, hadji, dervish; fakir, faquir; brahmin, guru, kaziaskier, poonghie, sanyasi; druid, bonze, santon, abdal, Lama, talapoin, caloyer. |
Master | Prince, duke; (nobility); archduke, doge, elector; seignior; marland, margrave; rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam, nawab. |
Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss,Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Sheik |
| English words defined with "sheik": In chief ♦ Scheik, Shaik, sheika, sheikdom, sheikha, sheikhdom. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sheik": Coat of many Colours ♦ Hassan-Ben-Sabah ♦ Kingly Titles ♦ Royal Titles ♦ Timnah ♦ ultimatum. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Sheik" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (sheik, Sheikh). |
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Screenplays | Perhaps some Arab sheik has bought us all. (Are You Being Served?; writing credit: John T. Chapman; David Croft) | |
Lyrics | The sheik he drove his Cadillac (Rock the Casbah; performing artist: The Clash) | |
Movie/TV Titles | O Sheik de Agadir (1966) The Sheik Steps Out (1937) Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12: That Son of a Sheik (1927) She's a Sheik (1927) The Son of the Sheik (1926) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Jesse L. Lasky gresents [sic] George Melford's production The sheik with Agnes Ayres and Rudolph Valentino / Henry Clne(?). Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Indoor sports. Chatting with the club sheik who has decided to become a pug. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Economic History | Yemen | The head of Islaah, Paramount Hashid Sheik Abdallah Bin Husayn Al-Ahmar, is the speaker of Parliament. (references) |
Human Rights | Nigeria | In August security agents arrested and detained for 27 days without charge Sheik Yakubu Musa, a Katsina-based Islamic scholar; the Abuja High Court later ordered his release. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it. "O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?" "Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!" "And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy. "Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!" For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned." |
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| "Sheik" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 73.53% of the time. "Sheik" is used about 34 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 73.53% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Noun (proper) | 26.47% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Total | 100.00% | 34 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "sheik": sheik nizam. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "sheik"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | sheik (Sheikh). (various references) | |
Arabic | ساحر النساء (lady killer), الشيخ (old man). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | шейх, очарователен мъж, донжуан (amorist, lady killer, lothario, masher). (various references) | |
Chinese | 回教族长 (sheikh). (various references) | |
Czech | šejk. (various references) | |
Dutch | sjeik (sheikh). (various references) | |
Esperanto | ŝejko (sheikh). (various references) | |
French | cheik (Sheikh). (various references) | |
German | Scheich (Sheikh). (various references) | |
Greek | σέιχησ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | sejk (Sheikh). (various references) | |
Italian | sceicco (Sheikh). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | シアン化物 (Caesar, cyanide, schema, scheme, shade, shading, shake, shake hands, shaker, shale oil, shape-up, share, shared, shareware, sharing, shaver, shaving, shaving cream, shaving foam, shaving lotion, sheik dollar). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | シェークダラー (sheik dollar). (various references) | |
Korean | 교주 (hierarchical, Pontoon, sheikh). (various references) | |
Manx | sheak. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eikshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | xeque (sheikh), homem irresistível, conquistador (conqueror, lady-killer, lothario, masher, playboy, victor, winner), chefe de tribo. (various references) | |
Romanian | şeic. (various references) | |
Russian | шейх. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | šeik (sheikh). (various references) | |
Spanish | jeque (Sheikh). (various references) | |
Swedish | schejk. (various references) | |
Turkish | rüyada görülen yakışıklı erkek (Sheikh), şeyh. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | шейх. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tù trưởng (headman, sheikh), tộc trưởng (patriarch, sheikh), anh ch ng đ o hoa (sheikh). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Arabic | 500-Modern | shakh. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sheik": sheikdom, sheikdoms, sheikh, sheikhdom, sheikhdoms, sheikhs, sheiks. (additional references) | |
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"Sheik" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cheik, heik, Isshiki, Oshenko, Schafik, Scheid, Schetky, Schweik, Seekie, seike, seki, Sepik, Shafick, Shafik, Shaihk, Sheail, sheak, Shebib, sheck, Sheec, sheek, shefi, shei, sheid, Sheihk, sheiky, sheil, shein, sheit, shek, Sheku, shelik, shelk, shenk, Sherk, Shesin, sheu, sheyk, Shiego, shiek, shik, shike, shiki, shiok, Shoei, shreik, shrik, shtik, Shukir, Sohei, sxei, theik, Zhorik. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sheik" (pronounced shē"k) |
| 3 | sh ē" k | chic, Sheikh. |
| 2 | -ē" k | antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bleak, boutique, cacique, cheek, cleek, clique, creak, Creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, greek, leak, leek, meek, misspeak, mystique, oblique, peak, peek, physique, pique, reek, respeak, seek, shriek, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tweak, unique, weak, week, wreak. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: hikes. | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-k-s" | |
-1 letter: hies, hike, khis, sike. | |
-2 letters: hes, hie, his, khi, sei, she, ski. | |
-3 letters: eh, es, he, hi, is, sh, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-i-k-s" | |
+1 letter: hikers, huskie, kishke, kithes, sheikh, sheiks, shikse, shriek, shrike, skeigh. | |
+2 letters: hackies, hankies, hawkies, hickeys, hickies, hokiest, honkies, hookies, hunkies, huskier, huskies, kibbehs, kishkes, knishes, mikvehs, peakish, peckish, perkish, shakier, sheikhs, shicker, shikker, shikses, shirked, shirker, shrieks, shrieky, shrikes, skreigh, weakish, whisked, whisker, whiskey. | |
+3 letters: bethinks, bleakish, bushlike, chewinks, chickees, chickens, chirkest, chokiest, chuckies, clerkish, dishlike, fishlike, freakish, gherkins, hokiness, homesick, hookiest, hulkiest, hunkiest, huskiest, husklike, khedives, kiboshed, kiboshes, kimchees, kirsches, kitchens, kitsches, methinks, milkshed, rashlike, rethinks, rushlike, shakiest, shedlike, sheikdom, shickers, shiitake, shikaree, shikkers, shirkers, shrieked, shrieker, shrinker, shunpike, sighlike, sinkhole, skinhead, skreighs, suchlike, thickens, thickest, thickets, thickset, thinkers, weakfish, whickers, whiskers, whiskery, whiskeys, whiskies, yokelish. | |
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