Sharm el-Sheikh
/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/
Sharm el-Sheikh proper noun: a city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
Proper noun
Sharm el-Sheikh
- A city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
Sharm el-Sheikh meaning in Hindi and Arabic
Sharm el-Sheikh in Hindi
- city in Egypt
- शर्म अश-शैख़ śarm aś-śaix
Sharm el-Sheikh in Arabic
- city in Egypt
- شَرْم الشَّيْخ šarm aš-šayḵ
Forms of Sharm el-Sheikh
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Origin of Sharm el-Sheikh
From Egyptian Arabic شرم الشيخ (šarm eš-šēḵ, “bay of the wise”).
Questions about Sharm el-Sheikh
- What does Sharm el-Sheikh mean?
- Sharm el-Sheikh means a city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
- What is Sharm el-Sheikh in Hindi?
- Sharm el-Sheikh in Hindi is शर्म अश-शैख़ (śarm aś-śaix). See Sharm el-Sheikh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Sharm el-Sheikh?
- Sharm el-Sheikh is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sharm el-Sheikh?
- Sharm el-Sheikh is pronounced /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/.
Words near Sharm el-Sheikh in the dictionary
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