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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
aged man; elder; sheik

شيخ ج شيوخ‏

شَيْخٌ ج شُيُوخٌ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Lesson: 9
Frequency: 4
Part of speech: Noun
Morph. pattern: فَعْلٌ
Root: شيخ
Subject: Family, Body and hygiene, Religion and philosophy

Sample sentences:

‫كُلُّ إِنْسانٍ يُصْبِحُ شَيخاً عادَةً‬

‫هٰذا شَيخُ قَرْيَتِنا (Dorf)‬

‫كانَ أبي شَيخاً في الأَزهَرِ‬