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شَرِيف
noble, honorable /ʃaˈriːf/
adjectiveB1#2833 most common
Also: distinguished, of noble lineage, honest
Example sentences
هُوَ رَجُلٌ شَرِيفٌ.
He is an honorable man.
صَدِيقِي شَرِيفٌ وَأَمِينٌ.
My friend is honorable and trustworthy.
أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ مَعَ أَشْخَاصٍ شُرَفَاءَ.
I like to work with honorable people.
هَذِهِ الْعَائِلَةُ مَعْرُوفَةٌ بِتَارِيخِهَا الشَّرِيفِ.
This family is known for its noble history.
يَنْحَدِرُ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ شَرِيفَةٍ تَعُودُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ.
He descends from a noble lineage that traces back to the Prophet.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنَ الْإِغْرَاءَاتِ، ظَلَّ شَرِيفًا فِي كُلِّ تَعَامُلَاتِهِ التِّجَارِيَّةِ.
Despite the temptations, he remained honorable in all his business dealings.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَرِيفٌ | شُرَفَاءُ |
| Genitive | شَرِيفٍ | شُرَفَاءَ |
| Accusative | شَرِيفًا | شُرَفَاءَ |
| Vocative | يَا شَرِيفُ | يَا شُرَفَاءُ |
Word family
شَرَف (sharaf)honor, nobility
شَرُفَ (sharufa)to be noble, to rise in rank
أَشْرَف (ashraf)more noble, nobler
تَشْرِيف (tashrif)the act of honoring someone
مُشَرَّف (musharraf)honored, granted distinction
Etymology
Sharif comes from the Arabic triliteral root sh-r-f, which carries the sense of height and honor. The base verb sharufa means to be elevated in rank or character, and the noun sharaf means honor or nobility. Sharif itself follows the fa'il pattern, a common Arabic template for adjectives describing an inherent quality, so it means one who possesses sharaf.
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