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شيخ

[ʃajx]

noun

LanguageArabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. old man
  2. elderly gentleman, elder
  3. sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch
  4. senator
Examples

جلس شيخ في المسجد ليعلم الناس.

A sheikh sat in the mosque to teach the people.

Pronunciationʃajx

Part of speechnoun

Usage notePeople often use this as a respectful way to address or talk about an elderly man.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.