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Noun Concept
Categories: Titles of national or ethnic leadership, Articles with short description, Religious leadership roles, Arabic honorific titles, Islamic honorifics
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sheik  tribal sheik  sheikh  tribal sheikh  Arab chief
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The leader of an Arab village or family WordNet 3.0
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The leader of an Arab village or family WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Sheikh is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "Elder"; in a monarchical context it is also translated as "Lord/Master". Wikipedia
Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, a revered old man, or an Islamic scholar. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Arabic and Islamic honorific title Wikidata
The title of a sheikh. Wiktionary
An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. Wiktionary
IS A
man
ruler
honorific
prefix
HAS KIND
Sheikh al-Hadith
DERIVATION
sheikdom
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
RELIGION
Islam
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
Mullah
akhoond
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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sheik, tribal sheik, sheikh, tribal sheikh, Arab chief
Wikipedia
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Sheikh
Wikidata
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Sheikh
Wiktionary
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sheik, Sheikh
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cheikh, Seku (surname), shaik, Shaikh, Shaikha, shaykh, Shaykhah, shaykhs, Sheihk, Sheikha, Sheikhah, sheikhs, sheiks, Sheykh, Shiekh, Shiikh, shouyoukh, Shuyukh, Şeyh, شيخ
Wikidata Alias
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Shaikh, Sheik, Sheikha, Sheikhah, Shekh

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