شَيْخُوخَة
old age
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Highlights
Plural
شُيُوخ
Other plurals
أَشْيَاخ، مَشْيَخَة، مَشَايِخ
Feminine
شَيْخَة
Most common words from the same root
Noun
شَيْخُوخَة
old age
Verb · Form I
شَاخَ
to become elderly
شَيْخ in English
Noun · masculine
- old man
- elderly gentleman, elder
- sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch
- senator
- sheik; Dr.; professor (title of professors and spiritual leaders)
- sir (respectful title of address)
- master (someone outstanding or excellent)
شَيْخُ الشَّبابthe greatest of all guys
Words from the root ش-ي-خ
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شَاخَ
· present يَشِيخُ
Form I · The plain action
to become elderly; to age; to senesce
شَيَخ
شُيُوخَة
شُيُوخِيَّة
شَيْخُوخِيَّة
شَائِخ
مَشِيخ
old man
شَيْخَة
old woman
شَيْخ: plural and other forms
| Singular | شَيْخ |
|---|---|
| Plural | شُيُوخ |
| Alternative plurals | أَشْيَاخ، مَشْيَخَة، مَشَايِخ |
| Feminine | شَيْخَة |
شَيْخ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
master
شَيْخُ الشَّبابthe greatest of all guys
From a fully vowelled text
يَقْطَعُ كَلاَمَ الأُمَنَاءِ، وَيَنْزِعُ ذَوْقَ الشُّيُوخِ.He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.Job 12:20, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ فَطِنْتُ، لأَنِّي حَفِظْتُ وَصَايَاكَ.I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.Psalms 119:100, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَخْرُ الشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ الشُّيُوخِ الشَّيْبُ.The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.Proverbs 20:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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