f. sheikha
Arabic and Islamic honorific title.
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Examples for "sheikh"
Examples for "sheikh"
1Emptiness. The sheikh's wife-on-the-run has now been asked to help free Latifa.
2Providing, of course, she could persuade the sheikh to let her go.
3Whoever the sheikh might be, he kept good order in his domain.
4Representatives of the sheikh did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
5The sheikh, though, does not believe he can rely on Iran altogether.
1The sheik has finished his prayer in the silence of his chamber.
2Who but the sheik could of right say to the caravan, Halt!
3The sheik and the ulemas must be rescued, cost what it might.
4When the Mahdists rode up the sheik rose and saluted their commander.
5And, in fact, Phyllis gave a cool nod to her sheik friend.
1The mullah was new and very young, he told himself with disgust.
2Shah Mirza went off joyfully, evidently having implicit faith in the mullah.
3The mullah stood with his back to it and beckoned King nearer.
4The mullah glared at him but let him by without a word.
5The mullah did not look round, for he knew what was happening.
1The shaikh, or holy man, consented; for the acceptance of such an invitation accorded with the sunnat, or law and tradition of the prophet.
2We rode up the street of Remmoon, and found the shaikh and principal men of the town lazily smoking in the shadow of a house.
3Every kraal has its Oddai (shaikh or head man,) after whose name the settlement, as in Sindh and other pastoral lands, is called.
4Shaikh said outlining a future vision could build up opposition to Assad.
5Shaikh Ibrahim said to himself: 'Why am I sitting so far away?
1But death stepped in, and the Akhoond passed into history.
2When not busy in the wars, the Akhoond was always to be found at Saidu.
3The Akhoond was not, however, its civil ruler.
4The title Akhoond merely means "teacher," and he was, primarily, a religious teacher and nothing more.
5No wonder, then, that the Akhoond was a power in the land, and that Ameer after Ameer sought his assistance.
1Constantinople Crowds Gathered at the Mosque of Faith While Sheikh Ul-Islam Proclaims the Declaration of War Against the Allies.
1They assemble in a large hall, where they take their seats in a semi-circle, facing the shekh.
2The sultan then took leave of the shekh, and returned with his intended son-in-law to the palace.
3Previous to the experiment, we had decided on making a bargain with the shekh for the journey to Palmyra.
4When it was noon the shekh again desired his pupil to knock at another door, and order dinner to be brought in.
5This he said out of compliment; but the shekh replied, "My lord, the marriage cannot be valid without a dower."
6The sultan arose, mounted his horse, and attended by his whole court, followed the youth to the place chosen by the venerable shekh.
7In the centre of them appeared three sultans of the genii, who bowing low before the shekh, exclaimed all at once, Master, hail!
8One of the neighbours brought Shidiak a letter, cautioning him, if he went to the shekh's house, not to smoke or drink with him.
9At length the shekh desired his pupil to knock at a door and order breakfast to be brought in, which he did: when lo!
10Abu Said Shekh works at a Subaru supplier in violation of the law.
11Shekh says he lives in the shadows, constantly on the watch for immigration officers.
12After consulting together, we decided to apply to the Shekh for two armed men, to accompany us.
13A rug was spread for me, and the Shekh's wife brought me a pipe of tolerable tobacco.
14The Shekh and the men of the place inform us that the Druses are infesting the road to Damascus.
15I pulled out my whip, and having said to him, "Shekh, this is the tail of my calf!"
16The Shekh, moreover, had the desire of visiting England, and wished me to give him a letter to the English Sultan.