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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

  1. noun The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
  2. noun Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
  3. 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.
  4. noun The principal part or top of anything.

Full definition of chief

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

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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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