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sharif

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: SH ER0 IY1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

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

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَرِيف (šarīf) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Azerbaijani: şərif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Bashkir: шәриф (şərif) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Chinese Mandarin: 謝里夫 /谢里夫 (xièlǐfū) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • French: chérif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • German: Scherif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • German: Scharif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Hindi: शरीफ़ (śarīf) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Indonesian: syarif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Italian: sceriffo — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Pashto: شريف (šaríf) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Persian: شریف (šarif) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Polish: szarif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Polish: szeryf — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Portuguese: xarife — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Portuguese: xerife — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Romanian: șerif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Russian: шери́ф (šeríf) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Spanish: jerife — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Tajik: шариф (šarif) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Turkish: şerif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Urdu: شریف (śarīf) — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
  • Uzbek: sharif — traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
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