sheik

== English == === Alternative forms === sheikh, shaykh === Etymology === From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”). Sense 4 (“a romantic lover”) is from the 1921 film The Sheik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃeɪk/, /ʃik/ Rhymes: -eɪk Homophones: shake, chic (different pronunciations) === Noun === sheik (plural sheiks) The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. An Islamic religious cleric; the master of a Sufi order. (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. (slang, archaic) A romantic lover. [1920s] (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing. An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism. ==== Usage notes ==== The title is commonly used for religious leaders as an expression of respect, in which case it does not imply an official status. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sheikha ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === shiek, hikes, Seikh == Danish == === Etymology === From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɕɑjˀɡ] === Noun === sheik c (singular definite sheiken, plural indefinite sheiker) sheik Coordinate terms: emir, sultan (informal) a handsome young man (informal) a girl's boyfriend ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== oliesheik sheikdømme === References === “sheik” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”). === Pronunciation === (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ʃɛi̯k/ (East and West Flanders) IPA(key): /ʃɛːk/ Rhymes: -ɛi̯k === Noun === sheik m (plural sheiks, diminutive sheikje n) sheik == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). === Pronunciation === === Noun === sheik m (plural sheiks) alternative form of xeique Coordinate terms: emir, sultão === Further reading === “sheik”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Swahili == === Alternative forms === shekh, sheikh === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). === Pronunciation === === Noun === sheik class V (plural masheik class VI) sheik Synonym: shehe