Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Cognate with Hindi शरीफ़ (śarīf), Gujarati શરીફ (śarīph), Punjabi ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼ (śarīf).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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শরীফ (śoriph) (comparative আরও শরীফ, superlative সবচেয়ে শরীফ)

  1. holy
  2. noble, honorable
  3. high-born, eminent

Derived terms

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Noun

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শরীফ (śoriph)

  1. a noble, honorable, or righteous person

Proper noun

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শরীফ (śoriph)

  1. a male given name, Sharif or Shorif, from Arabic
    Coordinate term: শরীফা (śoripha)
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