شریف

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Adjective

شریف • (şerif)

1. noble

Derived terms

• شام شریف

 

Noun

شریف • (şerif)

1. (Islam) A descendant of prophet Muhammad.

Related terms

• شریفه (şerife)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şerif1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شریف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1124

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.ˈɾiːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾíːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾíːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾíːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾíf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.ɹíːf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɾíf]

Readings
Classical reading?	šarīf
Dari reading?	šarīf
Iranian reading?	šarif
Tajik reading?	šarif

Adjective

شریف • (šarif)

1. noble, aristocratic

   مرد شریف ― mard-e šarif ― noble man

   دودمانی شریف ― dudmâni šarif ― an aristocratic lineage

2. (honorific) Used as an honorific adjective.

   اسم شریف شما ― esm-e šarif-e šomâ ― your illustrious name

Noun

شریف • (šarif) (plural اشراف (ašrâf) or شرفا (šorafâ) or شریفان (šarifân))

1. noble, aristocrat

   طبقه اشراف ― tabaqe-ye ašrâf ― aristocratic classes

2. (historical) the Sharif of Mecca

Proper noun

شریف • (šarif)

1. a surname from Arabic: Sharif

   مجید شریف ― majid-e šarif ― Majid Sharif (Iranian writer)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَرِیف (šarīf), from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃə.ɾiːf/

Adjective

شَرِیف • (śarīf) (Hindi spelling शरीफ़)

1. meek, gentle, noble, upstanding