شريف

العربية

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شريف

/ʃa.riːf/

Rhymes with -iːf

Where it comes from

From the verb شَرُفَ (šarufa, “to be noble”).

adjective شَرِيف · šarīf · شَرِيفَة · شَرِيفُون · شُرَفَاء · أَشْرَاف

noble, honored, celebrated كَمْ أُعَانِي مِمَّا كَتَبْتُ عَذَابًا وَيُعَانِي فِي شَرْقِنَا الشُّرَفَاءُ Kam ʾuʿānī mi'm-mā katabtu ʿaḏāba'ʷ
of noble lineage
excellent, eminent

In English

noble aristocrat
sheriff all meanings
sharif traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the t

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شريف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}