sheik

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
  2. An Islamic religious cleric; the master of a Sufi order.
  3. An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
  4. (archaic, slang) A romantic lover.
  5. (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
  6. An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism.

Konzepte

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ʃeɪk/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”). Sense 4 (“a romantic lover”) is from the 1921 film The Sheik.

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