Arabic vocabulary
How to say “Sheikh” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
ومتى كان الواعظ مثل الحسين والشيخ عبد القادر الجيلاني رحمهما الله تعالى انتفع به الناس
And when the preacher is like Al-Husayn and Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Jilani - may Allah have mercy on them - people benefit from him.
وَالمَشَائِخِ — and Sheikh. Joined by 'wa-', this is actually a broken plural ('the shaykhs / masters') reshaped from its singular, extending the comparison to a second revered figure. It is coordinated into the same genitive role as the first name. The link word folds it into the list of exemplars.
From: Sincere Preaching →OpenArabic teaches words like مَشَائِخِ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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