શેખ

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

શેખ (śekhm

  1. sheik
    1. leader of an Arab tribe
    2. (Islam) Islamic cleric
  2. old man, elder

Proper noun[edit]

શેખ (śekhf

  1. a surname from Arabic, of Muslim usage, equivalent to English Sheikh