sjeik

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: sjeik
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

sjeik m (plural sjeiks, diminutive sjeikje n)

1. a sheikh, various Arabic secular titles, including the ruler of a sheikdom and all princes of various Arab dynasties
2. a sheikh, various Islamic religious titles

• oliesjeik
• sjeikdom

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

sjeik m (definite singular sjeiken, indefinite plural sjeiker, definite plural sjeikene)

1. A sheikh, various Arabic titles.

• “sjeik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

sjeik m (definite singular sjeiken, indefinite plural sjeikar, definite plural sjeikane)

1. A sheikh, various Arabic titles.

• “sjeik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.