شَيْخٌ
Root: شيخ
Full Definition
شَيْخٌ
and
شَيْخُونٌ , but the latter is a strange word, mentioned by some of the expositors of the Fs, as expressing more than the former word, [An old, or elderly, man; an elder, as meaning a man whose age gives him a claim to reverence or respect; a senior;] one advanced in age, such as is beyond him who is termed
كَهْلٌ, which means him whose
شَبَاب [i. e. youthfulness, or prime of manhood,] is ended: one in whom age has become apparent, and hoariness: or a man from the age of fifty, or fifty-one, to the end of his life, or to the age of eighty: also expl. as meaning a man advanced in age but having strength, or vigour, to fight: and an old and weak, or a decrepit, man, who is of no service: [in the present day, شَيْخٌ is used in the senses above mentioned; and is also especially applied, as an appellation of honour, to a doctor of religion and law; a head, or chief, of a religious confraternity; a chief of a tribe or the like, and of a village; and to a reputed saint:] fem.
شَيْخَةٌ , an old, or aged, woman; syn. عَجُوزٌ: [and applied in the present day particularly to a learned woman; an instructress; and the like:] the pl. [of pauc.] of شَيْخٌ is أَشْيَاخٌ and شِيخَةٌ and [of mult.] شُيُوخٌ and شِيُوخٌ (K, with kesr, to agree with the ى, TA) and شِيخَانٌ and شِيَخَةٌ and شَيَخَةٌ (A [there said to be like عَبَدَةٌ]) and
مَشْيَخَةٌ , or this last is a quasi-pl. n., and [so are]
and
and
and
and
مَشْيُوخَآءُ , the last like مَشْيُوحَآءُ and مَعْلُوجَآءُ and مَسْلُومَآءُ and مَعْبُودَآءُ and مَعْيُورَآءُ, which are said to be the only other instances of this form, [but to these should be added مَحْمُورَآءُ and مَكْبُورَآءُ and مَتْيُوسَآءُ and perhaps some other instances,] and
مَشْيُخَآءُ , and another pl. is
, or this last is pl. of مَشْيَخَةٌ, and is disallowed by IDrd and Kz [though very commonly used in the present day, especially as applied to doctors of religion and law]; and the pl. of أَشْيَاخٌ is أَشَايِيخُ, like أَنَايِيبُ pl. of أَنْيَابٌ: the dim. of شَيْخٌ is
شُيَيْخٌ and
, with kesr to the ش:
is not allowable, or is rare.
2 [الشَّيْخَانِ, The two Sheykhs, is a title peculiarly applied to the first two Khaleefehs, Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar.]
3 شَيْخٌ also signifies
4 [And
5 شَيْخُ النَّارِ means
6 And الشَّيْخُ
7 And
8 أَشْيَاخُ النُّجُومِ i. q. أُصُولُهَا, i. e.
def.2 شَيْخٌ signifies also A certain tree; also called شَجَرَةُ الشُّيُوخِ, the fruit of which is a جِرْو [q. v.] like that of the خِرِّيع, which is the bastard saffron (شَجَرَةُ العُصْفُرِ); it grows in the meadows, and the قُرْيَان [or places where water runs to, or in, or into, meadows, &c.].
2 [الشَّيْخَانِ, The two Sheykhs, is a title peculiarly applied to the first two Khaleefehs, Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar.]
3 شَيْخٌ also signifies
4 [And
5 شَيْخُ النَّارِ means
6 And الشَّيْخُ
7 And
8 أَشْيَاخُ النُّجُومِ i. q. أُصُولُهَا, i. e.
def.2 شَيْخٌ signifies also A certain tree; also called شَجَرَةُ الشُّيُوخِ, the fruit of which is a جِرْو [q. v.] like that of the خِرِّيع, which is the bastard saffron (شَجَرَةُ العُصْفُرِ); it grows in the meadows, and the قُرْيَان [or places where water runs to, or in, or into, meadows, &c.].
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