Shaikhs in South Asia
Shaikh, also rendered as Sheikh, Sheik, Shaik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Shekh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh, Şeyh and other variants (Arabic: شيخ, shaykh; pl. شيوخ shuyūkh), is a title given to many South Asian Muslim castes. It originally was a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that commonly designated a chief of a tribe, royal family member, Muslim religious scholar, or "Elder". However in South Asia it was used as a title by castes that rarely had any Arab descent.
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Shaikhs in South Asia
Shaikh, also rendered as Sheikh, Sheik, Shaik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Shekh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh, Şeyh and other variants (Arabic: شيخ, shaykh; pl. شيوخ shuyūkh), is a title given to many South Asian Muslim castes. It originally was a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that commonly designated a chief of a tribe, royal family member, Muslim religious scholar, or "Elder". However in South Asia it was used as a title by castes that rarely had any Arab descent.
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Shaikh, also rendered as Sheik ...... t rarely had any Arab descent.
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謝赫，在阿拉伯语是一個敬稱，即是長老，通常用在部落中的老人、智者和伊斯蘭學者。通常謝赫用在男人身上，但也有少數女性謝赫。
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Shaikh, also rendered as Sheik ...... t rarely had any Arab descent.
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謝赫，在阿拉伯语是一個敬稱，即是長老，通常用在部落中的老人、智者和伊斯蘭學者。通常謝赫用在男人身上，但也有少數女性謝赫。
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Shaikhs in South Asia
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謝赫 (南亞)
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