ETYM Arabic sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, from shâkha to grow or be old.
Leader or chief of an Arab family or village; also Muslim title meaning “religious scholar”.(Homonym: shake).
The leader of an Arab village or family; SYN. sheikh, Arab chief.
Scheik, Stammesoberhaupt bei den arab. Beduinen; in islam. Ländern volkstüml. Titel für führende Leute des geistl. oder geistigen Lebens.