Sheikh meaning

shāk, shēk
A sexually alluring man.
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Origin of sheikh

  • Arabic šayḫ old man, chief from šāḫa to grow old śyḫ in Semitic roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sheikh Sentence Examples

  • The Turks occupied Sheikh `Othman, but were unable to threaten Aden itself.

  • The Sheikh of Bahrein exercises no authority over the mainland, which from the S.

  • Sheikh, Burao and Bohotle are all on the caravan route from Ogaden to Berbera.

  • At Thebes, New York has also carried out work at Qurnet Murra`i and Sheikh `Abd el Qurna, as well as at Dra t Abul Neqqa and Deir el Bahri, 55 where the Earl of Carnarvon, assisted by Mr. Howard Carter, has also dug with remarkable success, recovering some of the most beautiful relics of the art of the XII.

  • No longer a peaceful sheikh but a warrior with a small army of 318 followers,4 he overthrows a combination of powerful monarchs who have ravaged the land.

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