sharif

See also: Sharif and sharīf

English

Alternative forms

• sharīf

Etymology

From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of shereef and Sharif.

Noun

sharif (plural sharifs or ashraf or shurafa)

1. A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.

Translations

traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets

• Arabic: شَرِيف (šarīf)
• Azerbaijani: şərif
• Bashkir: шәриф (şərif)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 謝里夫 (zh) (xièlǐfū)

• French: chérif (fr)
• German: Scherif m, Scharif m
• Hindi: शरीफ़ m (śarīf)
• Italian: sceriffo (it) m
• Pashto: شريف (ps) m (šaríf)
• Persian: شریف (fa) (šarif)
• Portuguese: xarife m
• Romanian: șerif (ro) m
• Russian: шери́ф (ru) (šeríf)
• Spanish: jerife (es) m
• Tajik: шариф (šarif)
• Turkish: şerif (tr)
• Urdu: شریف m (śarīf)
• Uzbek: sharif (uz)

Anagrams

• Farish

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃà.rîf/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʃə̀.rɪ̂ɸ]

Noun

shàr̃îf m

1. Alternative form of sharifi