شريف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ر ف (š-r-f).

Adjective

شَرِيف (šarīf) (feminine شَرِيفَة (šarīfa), masculine plural شَرَف (šaraf) or شُرَفَاء (šurafāʾ) or أَشْرَاف (ʾašrāf), elative أَشْرَف (ʾašraf))

  1. noble, of noble lineage (particularly descending from Muhammad), honored, celebrated
  2. excellent, eminent

Declension

References


Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic.

Adjective

شريف (śarīf) (Hindi spelling शरीफ़)

  1. meek, gentle, noble, upstanding
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