sheik

sheik also sheikh  (shk, shk)

n.

1. Islam

a. A religious official.

b. A leader of an Arab family or village.

c. Used as a form of address for such an official or leader.

2. sheik Slang A romantically alluring man.

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[Arabic ay, old man, chief, from a, to grow old; see y in Semitic roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sheik - the leader of an Arab village or family Arab chief, sheikh, tribal sheik, tribal sheikh ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
	2.	sheik - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, dude, beau, clotheshorse, swell coxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments macaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni" adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

Translations

sheik, sheikh [ʃeɪk] n → cheik m

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sheik, sheikh [ʃeɪk] n → Scheich m

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sheik, sheikh [ʃeɪk] n → sceicco

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sheik(h)

n sheik(h) [ˈʃeik, (American ) ʃi:k]

an Arab chief. sjeik شَيْخ шейх šejch sheik der Scheich σεΐχης jeque ðeik شيخ cheik שֵייח शेख šeik sejk syeh sjeik sceicco 首長 아랍 족장[] šeichas šeihs syeikh sjeik sjeik szejk xeque şeic шейх šach šejk šeik schejk หัวหน้าเผ่าอาหรับ şeyh 酋長 шейх شیخ، عرب سردار tộc trưởng, tù trưởng 酋长

n sheik(h)dom

a state ruled by a sheik(h). sjeikdom مَشْيَخَه държава, управлявана от шейх šejchán sheikdømme das Scheichtum σεϊχάτο reino/territorio de un jeque ðeigiriik شيخ نشين soumis à territoire un cheik שִלטוֹן הַשֵייח शेख का राज्य šeikat sejkség negara pimpinan syeh umdæmi sjeiks sceiccato 首長国 아랍 수장국 šeicho valdos šeiha valsts negara syeikh sjeikdom sjeikdømme szejkanat xecado teritoriu supus unui şeic эмират šejchát šejkat zemlja šeika schejkdöme ดินแดนที่อยู่ใต้การปกครองของหัวหน้าเผ่าอาหรับ şeyhlik 酋長國 емірат حکمراں شیخ کی عملداری lãnh thổ do một sheikh cai trị 酋长国