See also: شرقی and شرقي

Arabic

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Root
ش ر ف (š-r-f)

Etymology 1

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of شَرَف (šaraf, honor) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ش ر ف (š-r-f).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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شَرَفِيّ (šarafiyy) (feminine شَرَفِيَّة (šarafiyya), masculine plural شَرَفِيُّونَ (šarafiyyūna), feminine plural شَرَفِيَّات (šarafiyyāt))

  1. honorary (given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment)
    Synonym: فَخْرِيّ (faḵriyy)
    شَهَادَة شَرَفِيَّةšahāda(t) šarafiyyaan honorary degree
    مَنْصِب شَرَفِيّmanṣib šarafiyyan honorary position
  2. honorary (given as an honor, without needing to satisfy qualifications)
    عُضُو شَرَفِيّʕuḍū šarafiyyan honorary member
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: şərəfi
  • Persian: شرفى

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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شَرِّفِي (šarrifī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of شَرَّفَ (šarrafa)