שייך

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־י־ך (sh-y-k)

Adjective

שייך / שַׁיָּךְ (shayákh) (feminine שייכת / שַׁיֶּכֶת, masculine plural שייכים / שַׁיָּכִים, feminine plural שייכות / שַׁיָּכוֹת)

  1. belonging (to), owned (by)
  2. relevant, pertinent

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Hebrew שייך (shayákh).

Adjective

שייך (shayekh)

  1. (predicative) relevant, pertinent, pertaining

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

Noun

שייך (sheykhm

  1. sheik (Arab leader)