ashrafi

See also: Ashrafi

English

Gold asharfi of Barsabay, Mamluk sultan of Egypt 1422–1438.

A silver ashrafi minted AH 1211 (1796/7) in Najibabad.

Alternative forms

• ashrafee, asharfi, ushrufee, xeriff

Etymology

From Arabic أَشْرَفِيّ (ʔašrafiyy) and various descendant languages.

Noun

ashrafi (plural ashrafis)

1. (historical) A coin of usually gold issued by Muslim dynasties in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, worth in India two mohurs.

Translations

Translations

• Bengali: আশরফী (aśrôfī)
• Hindi: अशरफ़ी f (aśarfī), अशरफी (hi) f (aśarphī)
• Urdu: اشرفی f (aśarfī)

Further reading

• ashrafi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia