# Sharm el-Sheikh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sharm-el-sheikh