Definition of sheikh. Meaning of sheikh. Synonyms of sheikh

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Definition of sheikh

sheikh
Sheik Sheik, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.] The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.]

Meaning of sheikh from wikipedia

- Sheikh (/ʃeɪk, ʃiːk/ SHAYK, SH****, Arabic: شَيْخ, romanized: shaykh [ʃajx], commonly [ʃeːχ], plural: شُيُوخ, shuyūkh [ʃujuːx]) is an honorific title in...
- Sanjeeda Sheikh (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi television industry. She was born in Kuwait into a Muslim family who...
- Sheikh Hasina Wazed (Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh...
- Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was a Kashmiri politician who pla**** a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir...
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician...
- Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television artist. He pla**** the role of Prince Ajay Singh in Hum Log, India's first...
- Somaliland portal Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Yusuf Sheikh Madar (Somali: Sh****h Ibraahim Sh****h Yuusuf Sh****h Madar) (died on 23 July 2004) served as the elected...
- Shaheer Nawaz Sheikh (born 26 March 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television. In 2009, he made his acting debut playing Veer Mehra...
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who...
- film Happy Bhag Jayegi. Sheikh also co-produced 2018 film Wujood with Shehzad Sheikh under her father production banner Javed Sheikh films which features...