شریف

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, noble, honored).

Adjective

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شریف (şerif)

  1. noble, highborn, of or relating to the nobility, especially in contrast to the masses
    Synonym: اصیل (asil)
  2. noble, gracious, magnanimous, having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty
    Synonym: كریم (kerim)
  3. holy, sacred, godly, characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use
    Synonym: مقدس (mukaddes)

Noun

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شریف (şerif) (definite accusative شریفی (şerifi), plural اشراف (eşrâf) or شرفا (şürefâ))

  1. (Islam, historical) shereef, a member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: şerif

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šarīf
Dari reading? šarīf
Iranian reading? šarif
Tajik reading? šarif

Adjective

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شریف (šarif)

  1. noble, aristocratic
    مرد شریفmard-e šarifnoble man
    دودمانی شریفdudmâni šarifan aristocratic lineage
  2. (honorific) Used as an honorific adjective.
    اسم شریف شماesm-e šarif-e šomâyour illustrious name

Noun

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شریف (šarif) (plural اشراف (ašrâf) or شرفا (šorafâ) or شریفان (šarifân))

  1. noble, aristocrat
    طبقه اشرافtabaqe-ye ašrâfaristocratic classes
  2. (historical) the Sharif of Mecca

Proper noun

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شریف (šarif)

  1. a surname from Arabic: Sharif
    مجید شریفmajid-e šarifMajid Sharif (Iranian writer)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شَرِیف (šarīf), from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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شَرِیف (śarīf) (Hindi spelling शरीफ़)

  1. meek, gentle, noble, upstanding