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shaikh

American  
[sheyk, shahyk] / ʃeɪk, ʃaɪk /
Or shaykh

noun

  1. sheik.

  2. Also called pir.  (in Sufism) the spiritual guide.

Etymology

Origin of shaikh

From the Arabic word shaykh literally, old man

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