Sharm el-Sheikh

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Sharm el-Sheikh

  • /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/
  • /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛʃˈʃeɪk/

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

proper noun Sharm

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

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name city in Egypt

한국어샤름엘셰이크 Syareum-Elsyeikeu
中文沙姆沙伊赫 Shāmǔshāyīhè
हिन्दीशर्म अश-शैख़ śarm aś-śaix
ItalianoSharm el-Sheikh
ΕλληνικάΌρμος του Σεΐχη Órmos tou Seḯchi, Σαρμ ελ Σέιχ Sarm el Séich
РусскийШарм-эль-Ше́йх Šarm-elʹ-Šéjx, Шарм-аль-Ше́йх Šarm-alʹ-Šéjx, Шарм-эш-Ше́йх Šarm-eš-Šéjx, Шарм-аш-Ше́йх Šarm-aš-Šéjx
العربيةشَرْم الشَّيْخ šarm aš-šayḵ
עבריתשארם א־שייח׳ Sharm a-Shiyakh

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@misc{sharm_el_sheikh_2026,
  title = {Sharm el-Sheikh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharm%20el-sheikh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}