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Definition: Sheikh |
SheikhNoun1. The leader of an Arab village or family. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sheikh" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
(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."
Synonym: SheikhSynonym: sheik (n). (additional references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | El Sheikh Hassan (1955) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Constantinople crowds gathered at the Mosque of Faith while Sheikh Ul Islam proclaims the declaration of war against the allies. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Egyptian sunset" by Paul Sloane Commentary: "Sunset in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt." |
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Business | In 1971, the President has been the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nahyan. (references) | |
Gen. Sheikh Mohammed feels that the e-government initiative is imperative for Dubai to continue to thrive economically. (references) | ||
The announcement of the Dubai Internet City (DIC) in the fall of 1999 by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum had given a boost to this industry. (references) | ||
Children | Uganda | In December police in the eastern town of Mbale arrested Sheikh Hamdan Madanga, a witch doctor, for possession of a human head in his shrine. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Chad | Sheikh Marouf may pray but is not permitted to lead prayers. (references) |
Kenya | In April 2000, police arrested and beat Mohammed Sheikh, a journalist for The People. (references) | |
Economic History | Bangladesh | His daughter, Sheikh Hasina, happened to be out of the country. (references) |
Kuwait | Britain agreed to grant an annual subsidy to support the Sheikh and his heirs and to provide its protection. (references) | |
Qatar | On June 27, 1995, the Deputy Ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, deposed his father Emir Khalifa in a bloodless coup. (references) | |
Human Rights | Lebanon | Israel continues to hold 21 Lebanese citizens, including Sheikh Abed al-Karim Obaid and Mustafa Dirani. (references) |
Pakistan | During the year, Jehangir Badr, Chaudhary Pervez Elahi, Sheikh Rashid, Mehtab Abbasi, and Javed Hashmi were arrested by the NAB. (references) | |
Kenya | No action was taken in the February 2000 beating case of journalist Mohammed Sheikh; the Government claimed that it was unaware of Sheikh's complaint and that Sheikh could not be found. (references) | |
Political Economy | Bangladesh | In this first coup, Sheikh Mujib and most of his family were murdered. (references) |
Bangladesh | A new government led by the Awami League and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took its seat in late June 1996. (references) | |
Uae | Abu Dhabi emirate ruler Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan has been President since the country's founding. (references) | |
Travel | Israel | International crossing points are now in operation between Israel and Jordan at the Arava crossing (Wadi Al-Arabah) in the South (near Eilat), and the Jordan River crossing (Sheikh Hussein Bridge) in the North (near Beit Shean). (references) |
Women | Egypt | Government ministers speak out against the practice, and senior religious leaders also support efforts to stop it. The Sheikh of al-Azhar, the most senior Islamic figure in the country, and Pope Shenouda, the leader of the Coptic Orthodox community, have stated repeatedly that FGM is not required by religious doctrine. (references) |
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| "Sheikh" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 57.71% of the time. "Sheikh" is used about 279 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 (proper) | 57.71% | 161 | 24,661 |
| Noun (singular) | 42.29% | 118 | 29,674 |
| Total | 100.00% | 279 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "sheikh" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Sheikh | Last name | 400 | 22,635 |
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Beginning with "sheikh": sheikh-up. | |
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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 "sheikh"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Sheik (sheik). (various references) | |
Arabic | شيخ القبيلة (chieftain). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Очарователен Мъж, Донжуан, Шейх. (various references) | |
Chinese | 回教族长 (sheik). (various references) | |
Czech | Šejk. (various references) | |
Dutch | sjeik (sheik). (various references) | |
Esperanto | ŝejko (sheik). (various references) | |
Farsi | رءیس قبیله (Chieftain), رءیس خانواده (Patriarch), رءیس (Administer, Arch, Chairman, Chief, Dean, Director, Head, Header, Headman, Headmaster, Master, Premier(Re), President, Principal, Provost, Regent, Ruler, Warden). (various references) | |
French | Séducteur, Cheik (sheik). (various references) | |
German | Scheich (sheik). (various references) | |
Greek | σεϊχης, Σέιχησ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Sejk (sheik). (various references) | |
Italian | Sceicco (sheik). (various references) | |
Korean | 교주 (hierarchical, Pontoon, sheik). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eikhshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | xeque (sheik), xeique. (various references) | |
Russian | Шейх. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | šeik (sheik). (various references) | |
Spanish | Jeque (sheik). (various references) | |
Swedish | Schejkdöme. (various references) | |
Turkish | Rüyada Görülen Yakışıklı Erkek (sheik), Þeyh. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Шейх. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tù trưởng (headman, sheik), tộc trưởng (patriarch, sheik), anh chàng đào hoa (sheik). (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sheikh": sheikhdom, sheikhdoms, sheikhs. (additional references) | |
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"Sheikh" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bhikhu, Schiach, Schlich, Schweik, seekh, Seidh, Shafik, Shaihk, shaikh, shakih, shariah, sheech, Sheihk, Sheikhly, sheiky, sheith, shekh, Sheku, shelik, shelk, Sheugh, sheyk, Shiach, shich, shiek, Shiekh, shiki, Shikoh, Shiyah, Shumikha. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sheikh" (pronounced shē"k) |
| 3 | sh ē" k | chic, sheik. |
| 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 | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-h-i-k-s" | |
-1 letter: hikes, sheik. | |
-2 letters: hehs, hies, hike, khis, sike. | |
-3 letters: heh, hes, hie, his, khi, sei, she, shh, ski. | |
-4 letters: eh, es, he, hi, is, sh, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-h-i-k-s" | |
+1 letter: sheikhs. | |
+3 letters: sheikhdom. | |
+4 letters: bakshished, bakshishes, hitchhikes, sheikhdoms, thickheads. | |
+5 letters: hawkishness, hitchhikers. | |
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