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Where does “شَيْخ” come from?

شَيْخ (Arabic) comes from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

شَيْخ (Arabic): sheikh; an elder in charge; elder

Definitions

  1. sheikh; an elder in charge; elder

Ancestry of “شَيْخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

Words derived from “شَيْخ”

  • sheikh
  • sheik
  • sheikhdom
  • sheikdom
  • jeque
  • sceiccato
  • sceicco
  • шейх
  • cheikh
  • cheik
  • cheikhat
  • Scheich
  • 謝赫
  • sheik
  • shejk
  • sjeik
  • sejk
  • sjeik
  • شیخ
  • shehe
  • sjeikur
  • שייך
  • xiħ
  • ܫܝܟ
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