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  2. Sheikh - Wikipedia

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    Sheikh (/ ʃ eɪ k, ʃ iː k / SHAYK, SHEEK, [1] Arabic: شَيْخ, romanized: shaykh, commonly, plural: شُيُوخ, shuyūkh) [a] is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim scholar. Though this title generally refers to men, there are also a small number of ...

  3. Shaikhs in North India - Wikipedia

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    Shaikh Siddiqui, who claim to be descendants of Abu Bakar, the first Khalifa of Islam. Shaikh Usmani (Osmani), who claim to be descendants of Uthman Ibn Affan the third Khalifa of Islam; Shaikh Farooqi, Honorific reverence to Umar Farooq Bin Al-Khattab; Sheikh Alavi (Alvi), who claim to be descendants of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Khalifa of ...

  4. Shaikh - Wikipedia

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    Shaikh usually refers to: Sheikh , as an alternate Romanization; a term for elders, tribal leaders, and royalty in Arabic-influenced cultures It may also refer to:

  5. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies. Many entered English during the British Raj in colonial India. These borrowings, dating back to the colonial period, are often labeled as "Anglo ...

  6. e-mahashabdkosh - Wikipedia

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    e-mahashabdkosh is an online bilingual-bidirectional HindiEnglish pronunciation dictionary. In this dictionary, basic meaning, synonyms, word usage and usage of words in special domain are included. This dictionary has the facility of search of Hindi and English words. The purpose of this dictionary is to provide a complete, correct, compact ...

  7. Murid - Wikipedia

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    In Sufism, a murīd (Arabic مُرِيد ' one who seeks ') is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by sulūk (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title murshid, pir or shaykh.

  8. Shaikhs of Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Shaikh is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder." It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe , a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar . Some members of Brahmins , Rajputs and Khatri community also converted to Islam.

  9. Siddiqui - Wikipedia

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    Javed Siddiqi (born 1942), Indian Hindi and Urdu writer; Jawed Siddiqi, Pakistani British computer scientist and software engineer; Kamal Siddiqi, Australian journalist of Pakistani origin; Kashif Siddiqi (born 1986), English footballerof Indian descent; L. K. Siddiqi (1939–2014), Bangladeshi politician and philanthropist and member of parliament