Sharm el-Sheikh

/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk//ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛʃˈʃeɪk/

proper noun

A city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

OriginEgyptian Arabic شرم الشيخ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sharm

  1. A city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

Origin

  1. Egyptian Arabicشرم الشيخ“bay of the wise”
  2. EnglishSharm el-Sheikh

From Egyptian Arabic شرم الشيخ (šarm eš-šēḵ, “bay of the wise”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ὅρμος τοῦ Σεΐχου
  • Ὅρμος τοῦ Σεΐχου (Hórmos toû Seḯkhou)city in Egypt
Arabic شَرْم الشَّيْخ
  • شَرْم الشَّيْخ (šarm aš-šayḵ)city in Egypt
Bulgarian Шарм ел-Ше́йх
  • Шарм ел-Ше́йх (Šarm el-Šéjh)city in Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 沙姆沙伊赫
  • 沙姆沙伊赫 (Shāmǔshāyīhè)city in Egypt
Greek Όρμος του Σεΐχη, Σαρμ ελ Σέιχ
  • Όρμος του Σεΐχη (Órmos tou Seḯchi)city in Egypt
  • Σαρμ ελ Σέιχ (Sarm el Séich)city in Egypt
Hebrew שארם א־שייח׳
  • שארם א־שייח׳ (Sharm a-Shiyakh)city in Egypt
Hindi शर्म अश-शैख़
  • शर्म अश-शैख़ (śarm aś-śaix)city in Egypt
Italian Sharm el-Sheikh
  • Sharm el-Sheikhcity in Egypt
Korean 샤름엘셰이크
  • 샤름엘셰이크 (Syareum-Elsyeikeu)city in Egypt
Latin Sarmessēch, Sinus Callidī
  • Sarmessēchcity in Egypt
  • Sinus Callidīcity in Egypt
Russian Шарм-эль-Ше́йх, Шарм-аль-Ше́йх
  • Шарм-эль-Ше́йх (Šarm-elʹ-Šéjx)city in Egypt
  • Шарм-аль-Ше́йх (Šarm-alʹ-Šéjx)city in Egypt
  • Шарм-эш-Ше́йх (Šarm-eš-Šéjx)city in Egypt
  • Шарм-аш-Ше́йх (Šarm-aš-Šéjx)city in Egypt
Cite this entry
APA

Sharm el-Sheikh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sharm%20el-Sheikh

MLA

“Sharm el-Sheikh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sharm%20el-Sheikh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sharm el-Sheikh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sharm%20el-Sheikh.

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