שייך

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־י־ך (sh-y-k)
4 terms

Adjective

שייך / שַׁיָּךְ • (shayákh) (feminine שייכת / שַׁיֶּכֶת, masculine plural שייכים / שַׁיָּכִים, feminine plural שייכות / שַׁיָּכוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. belonging (to), owned (by)
  2. relevant, pertinent

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Alternative forms

  • שייח, שייח׳

Noun

שייך / שֵׁיךְ • (shékh) m (plural indefinite שֵׁיכִים)

  1. sheikh

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Hebrew שייך (shayákh).

Adjective

שייך • (shayekh)

  1. (predicative) relevant, pertinent, pertaining
    • 1998, Steven A. Jacobson, quotee, A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, Fairbanks, AK, page 165:
      “װאָס שײך?“
      "vos shayekh?"
      "What's relevant?"

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

שייך • (sheykh) m

  1. sheik (Arab leader)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 165
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