chief in Arabic
شَيْخ šayḵ
/t͡ʃiːf/
chief in Arabic: شَيْخ (šayḵ), قَائِد (qāʔid), رَئِيس (raʔīs), مُدِير (mudīr). In English, chief means the leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
Arabic words for chief
- leader of group, etc.
- شَيْخ šayḵ, قَائِد qāʔid
- head of an organization
- رَئِيس raʔīs, مُدِير mudīr, شَيْخ šayḵ
English meaning of chief
- noun The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
- noun Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
- noun The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
- noun The principal part or top of anything.
chief in a sentence
- All firefighters report to the fire chief.
- Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.
- Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
Synonyms of chief
chief in other languages
Questions about chief in Arabic
- What is the meaning of chief in Arabic?
- Chief in Arabic is شَيْخ (šayḵ), قَائِد (qāʔid), رَئِيس (raʔīs), مُدِير (mudīr).
- ما معنى كلمة chief؟
- Chief: شَيْخ (šayḵ), قَائِد (qāʔid), رَئِيس (raʔīs), مُدِير (mudīr).
- What does chief mean in English?
- Chief means the leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
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