WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shei•ka  (shākä),USA pronunciation n. (in Islamic countries)
  1. Eastern Religionsthe wife of a sheik.
  2. Eastern Religionsa woman who heads a large family and is revered, esp. as a guardian of religious ways.
Also, shei•kha  (shākhä, shākhä).USA pronunciation 
  • Arabic shaykha
  • 1850–55


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