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sheikha

sheikha noun: a female sheikh.

Noun

sheikha (plural sheikhas)

  1. A female sheikh.
    • Plus, Umm Waraqah was never explicitly forbidden to lead a mixed congregation. Wadud is now among a growing number of scholars, jurists, sheikhas, imamahs, and ordinary Muslim women pressing for the powers of religious authority.2012, Robin Wright, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World

Forms of sheikha

pluralsheikhas
alternative formshaikha

Questions about sheikha

What does sheikha mean?
Sheikha means a female sheikh.
What part of speech is sheikha?
Sheikha is a noun.
What is the plural of sheikha?
The plural of sheikha is sheikhas.

Words near sheikha in the dictionary

  1. sheikdoms
  2. sheikh
  3. sheikh al-Islam
  4. Sheikh Jarrah
  5. sheikh ul-Islam
  6. sheikha
  7. sheikhas
  8. sheikhdom
  9. sheikhdoms
  10. sheikhlike
  11. sheikhly

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