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pir

[peer]
–noun Islam.
1. a term of respect for the head of a religious group, esp. in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
2. a religious instructor, esp. in mystical sects.

Origin:
1665–75; < Hindi, Urdu pīr old man < Pers

shaikh

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


Origin:
< Ar shaykh lit., old man
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