sheiks
Desert tribal leaders
Sheiks is the plural of sheik, an Arab leader—the head of a tribe, family, or village.
The term also applies to Islamic religious leaders and scholars.
In early 20th-century slang, a sheik was a romantically attractive man, from the 1921 Rudolph Valentino film *The Sheik*: The girls all thought he was quite the sheik.
Also spelled sheikh.
To leave behind completely
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
petroleum · Dubai · Qatar · Saudi · caravan · oasis · falcon · hospitality
emir
Arab noble title
monarch · dynasty · throne · kingdom · palace · crown · sovereign · nobility · heir · regent
desert
To leave behind completely
Gulf · petroleum · Dubai · Qatar · Saudi · caravan · oasis · falcon · hospitality · tent
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
imam · mosque · Quran · wisdom · preacher · spiritual · Sufi · teaching · sermon · piety
heartthrob
Object of romantic admiration
romantic · Valentino · suave · dashing · debonair · lothario · matinee · swoon · gallant · admirer
- eliteselites, plutocrats, oligarchs, aristocrats, blue bloods
- Iron SheikIranian professional wrestler