shehe

See also: she-he and she/he

English

Noun

shehe (plural shehes)

  1. Alternative form of she-he.

Anagrams

Chichewa

Etymology

From Swahili shehe (possibly via Yao (Africa) shehe), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃé.he/

Noun

shéhe class 1a (plural ashéhe class 2)

  1. sheik (Muslim cleric)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

shehe class V (plural mashehe class VI)

  1. sheik (Muslim cleric)
    Synonym: sheik
  2. (chess) king
  3. old man

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Swahili · kete za sataranji (see also: sataranji, chesi) (layout · text)
shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu malkia ngome sataranja, padre farasi, jemadari kitunda

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 173 Nr. 1546
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