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Shaikhi

[shey-kee, shahy-]

noun

Islam.

  1. a dissident Shiʿite sect that developed in the 19th century, composed of followers of Ahmad Ahsaʾi (c1741–1826).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shaikhi1

From Arabic 󲹲ī, equivalent to shaykh shaikh (in the sense “title of a leader of a sect”) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

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