sheikh
Arabic and Islamic honorific title
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Summary
sheikh is a title of honor[1]. sheikh is a type of scholar[2].
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Instance of: honorific prefix[4]
- Said to be the same as: akhoond[5], mullah[6], Shaykh[7], Sjeika[8]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12]
- Female form of label: الشيخة[13], sheikha[14], شیخہ[15], ŝejkino[16], cheikha[17]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Islam[18], WikiProject Arab world[19], WikiProject Royalty and Nobility[20], WikiProject Anthroponymy[21], WikiProject Sociology[22]
- Eligible recipient: Islamic cleric[23]