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shaikhi

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Shai⋅khi

  [shey-kee, shahy-]
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–noun Islam.
a dissident Shiʿite sect that developed in the 19th century, composed of followers of Ahmad Ahsaʾi (c1741–1826).
Origin:
< Ar shaykhī, equiv. to shaykh shaikh (title of the leader of the sect) + -ī suffix of appurtenance
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