sheik

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

Tarzan, who, by this time, with the assistance of Abdul, had picked up quite a smattering of Arab, questioned one of the younger men who had accompanied the sheik while the latter paid his respects to Captain Gerard.

An Islamic religious cleric; the master of a Sufi order.

He then studied under a variety of scholars (shuyook) and institutes around the world in his quest for authentic knowledge.

An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

A romantic lover.

When your last natural tooth goes, the time when you can kid yourself that you're a Hollywood sheik, is definitely at an end.

An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.