શેખ

Gujarati

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːkʰ/
• Rhymes: -eːkʰ
• Hyphenation: શેખ

Noun

શેખ • (śekh) m

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

Proper noun

શેખ • (śekh) f

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