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Definition of sheikh

sheikh
Sheik Sheik, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.] The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.]

Meaning of sheikh from wikipedia

- Sheikh (/ʃeɪk, ʃiːk/ SHAYK, SH****, Arabic: شَيْخ, romanized: shaykh [ʃajx], commonly [ʃeːχ], plural: شُيُوخ, shuyūkh [ʃujuːx]) is an honorific title in...
- Somaliland portal Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Yusuf Sheikh Madar (Somali: Sh****h Ibraahim Sh****h Yuusuf Sh****h Madar) (died on 23 July 2004) served as the elected...
- Sheikh Hasina (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and...
- Shaheer Nawaz Sheikh (born 26 March 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television series. In 2009, he made his acting debut playing Veer...
- El Sheikh (Egyptian Arabic: شرم الشيخ, IPA: [ˈʃɑɾm eʃˈʃeːx], literally "bay of the Sheikh"), alternatively rendered Sharm el-Sheikh, Sharm el Sheikh, or...
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician...
- Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who pla**** a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir....
- Sanjeeda Sheikh (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi films and television. Sheikh is best known for playing Namrata "Nimmo"...
- Sheikh Maqsood (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ مَقْصُود, romanized: aš-Šayḵ Maqṣūd, Kurdish: شێخ مەقسوود, romanized: Şêxmeqsûd, IPA: [aʃ.ʃajx maq.sˤuːd]), sometimes...
- Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television actor. He pla**** the role of Prince Ajay Singh in Hum Log, India's first...