Arabic for sheikh

shaykh
ﺷَﻴﺦ
sheikh – masculine singular

The Arabic word for sheikh is pronounced shaykh and written ﺷَﻴﺦ.

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The Arabic word word for sheikh can also be conjugated:

shuyuukh
ﺷُﻴُﻮﺥ
sheikh – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word sheikh

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Important letters:
The root of the word sheikh consists of three Arabic letters: shin that is written and pronounced sh, ya that is written and pronounced y and kha that is written and pronounced kh. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of sheikh

ﺷَﻴﺦ
ﺷـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺦ
 
ﺷـ
ـﻴـ
ـﺦ
 
ﺷـ
ـﺸـ
ـﺶ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﺧـ
ـﺨـ
ـﺦ
 
shin
sh
ya
y
kha
kh
 
 
The Arabic word for sheikh consists of: The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ﺷـ ) and pronounced sh and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y and is a part of the root of the word. The letter kha that is written ﺥ ( here ـﺦ ) and pronounced kh and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺷَﻴﺦ and pronounced shaykh.
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