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Shaikh

[sheyk, shahyk]

shaikh

[sheyk, shahyk]
noun
1.
sheik (def. 1).
2.
Also called pir. (in Sufism) the spiritual guide.
Also, shaykh.


Origin:
< Arabic shaykh literally, old man
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Shaikh is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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