shaihi
Hausa
Alternative forms
shēhī̀
Etymology
From
Arabic
شَيْخ
(
šayḵ
)
. Doublet
of
shehu
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʃái.hìː/
(
Standard Kano Hausa
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[ʃéi.hìː]
Noun
shaihī̀
m
(
plural
shàihùnai
,
possessed form
shaihìn
)
(
Islam
)
A great
scholar
or
erudite
person, especially in a
Sufi
order.
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