الشيخ

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of old age and the elderly, specifically individuals who have reached a certain age, often around fifty or older. It also extends to terms for aged trees, a husband, and can be used as a title of respect or a descriptor for something mature or established.

Derived headwords

الشيخnoun

1.
Elderly personboth
A person in whom old age has become apparent, or someone between fifty or fifty-one years old until the end of their life or up to eighty years old.
2.
Old treeclassical
A term used to refer to an old or mature tree.
3.
Husbandclassical
Used metaphorically to refer to a woman's husband.

الشيخونnoun

1.
Eldersboth
The plural form of 'shaykh', referring to a group of elderly men.

شيوخnoun

1.
Eldersboth
A plural form for 'shaykh', referring to elderly men.

أشياخnoun

1.
Eldersboth
Another plural form for 'shaykh', referring to elderly men.
2.
Roots (of stars)classical
The origins or fundamental points of stars.

شيخةnoun

1.
Old ageboth
The state or condition of being old.
2.
White sand duneclassical
A white sand dune found in the lands of the Banu Asad and Banu Hanzalah tribes.

شيخانnoun

1.
A place nameclassical
A location in Medina where the Prophet Muhammad camped on the day of Uhud.

مشيخةnoun

1.
Eldershipboth
The state or position of being an elder or a leader.
2.
A place nameclassical
A place associated with the Sheikh Al-Mihani.

مشيوخاءnoun

1.
Old ageclassical
A term denoting old age or the condition of being elderly.

مشيخاءnoun

1.
Old ageclassical
A term denoting old age or the condition of being elderly.

شييخnoun

1.
Diminutive of shaykhclassical
A diminutive form of 'shaykh', used to refer to a young boy or a young elder.

شييخnoun

1.
Diminutive of shaykhclassical
A diminutive form of 'shaykh', used to refer to a young boy or a young elder.

شويخnoun

1.
Diminutive of shaykhclassical
A less common diminutive form of 'shaykh'.

شيخيانname

1.
Al-Mihaniclassical
A nisba (attribution) referring to Al-Mihani, a traditionist.

شاخةnoun

1.
Moderateclassical
A term describing something as moderate or balanced.

شاخverb

1.
To grow oldboth
To reach old age or become elderly.

يشيخverb

1.
To grow oldboth
Present tense of 'shakha', meaning to grow old.

شيخاnoun

1.
Old ageboth
The masdar (verbal noun) of 'shakha', signifying old age.

شيوخةnoun

1.
Old ageboth
A masdar (verbal noun) denoting old age.

شيوخيةnoun

1.
Old ageclassical
A masdar (verbal noun) denoting old age.

شيخوخةnoun

1.
Old ageboth
A masdar (verbal noun) denoting old age.

شيخوخيةnoun

1.
Old ageclassical
A masdar (verbal noun) denoting old age.

تشييخverb

1.
To call oldboth
To address someone as 'shaykh' out of respect or veneration.

تشيخverb

1.
To act oldclassical
To behave or present oneself as an elder.

شيخهverb

1.
To call him shaykhboth
To call someone 'shaykh' as a sign of respect.
2.
To criticize himclassical
To find fault with or criticize someone.
3.
To disgrace himclassical
To expose someone's faults or disgrace them.

الشيخةnoun

1.
White sand duneclassical
A white sand dune in the territory of the Banu Asad and Banu Hanzalah.
2.
A mountain passclassical
A mountain pass known for its whiteness.

الشاخةadjective

1.
Moderateclassical
Describing something as moderate, balanced, or of medium stature.

Parallel reading

من استبانت فيه السن، أو من خمسين أو إحدى وخمسين إلى آخر عمره أو إلى الثمانين

One in whom old age has become apparent, or from fifty or fifty-one until the end of his life or up to eighty.

ج: شيوخ وشيوخ وأشياخ وشيخة وشيخة وشيخان، ومشيخة ومشيخة، ومشيوخاء ومشيخاء ومشايخ

Plurals: shuyukh, shuyukh, ashyakh, shaykhah, shaykhah, shaykhan, mashyakha, mashyakha, mashyukhā', mashaykh.

وتصغيره: شييخ وشييخ، وشويخ قليلة

And its diminutive is: shiyaykh and shiyaykh, and shwaykh is rare.

والمحدثان، الشيخيان: نسبة إلى الشيخ الميهني، وهي شيخة

And the two traditionists, Al-Shaykhian: a nisba (attribution) to Al-Sheikh Al-Mihani, and it is a shaykhah.

وشاخ يشيخ شيخا، محركة، وشيوخة وشيوخية وشيخوخة وشيخوخية، وشيخ تشييخا، وتشيخ

And he grew old (shākha) he grows old (yashīkhu) old age (shaikhan), and old age (shuyūkhah), and old age (shuyūkhīyah), and old age (shaikhūkhah), and old age (shaikhūkhīyah), and he called him old (shaiyakhahu), and he acted old (tashayyakha).

وأشياخ النجوم: أصولها

And the ashyakh of the stars: their origins.

والشيخ: شجرة، و للمرأة: زوجها

And the shaykh: a tree, and for a woman: her husband.

ورستاق الشيخ: ع بأصفهان

And Rustaqa Al-Shaykh: a place in Isfahan.

وشيخان: لقب مصعب بن عبد الله المحدث، وع بالمدينة معسكره صلى الله عليه وسلم، يوم أحد

And Shaykhan: the title of Mus'ab bin Abdullah the traditionist, and a place in Medina where the Prophet, peace be upon him, camped on the day of Uhud.

وشيخه: دعاه شيخا تبجيلا

And shayyakha-hu: he called him shaykh out of veneration.

وعليه: عابه

And 'alayhi: he criticized him.

وبه: فضحه

And bihi: he disgraced him.

والشيخة: رملة بيضاء ببلاد أسد وحنظلة

And Al-Shaykhah: a white sand dune in the lands of Banu Asad and Banu Hanzalah.

ومن جحره بالشيخة اليتقصع

And from his burrow in Al-Shaykhah he emerges.

وبكسر الشين: ثنية لبياضها

And with a kasra on the shin: a mountain pass due to its whiteness.

والشاخة: المعتدل

And Al-Shākhah: the moderate.