shaihi

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Hausa[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Doublet of shehu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃái.hìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃéi.hìː]

Noun[edit]

shaihī̀ m (plural shàihùnai, possessed form shaihìn)

  1. (Islam) A great scholar or erudite person, especially in a Sufi order.
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