šejk

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See also: sejk

Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

šejk m anim

  1. sheik (the leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe)
  2. sheik (An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order)

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading[edit]

  • šejk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • šejk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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