Etymograph

English

Sharif

Sharif comes from Arabic شَرِيف ‘noble, honored, celebrated’, and goes back to شَرُفَ.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentشَرُفَšarufa‘to be noble’
  2. Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentشَرِيفšarīf‘noble, honored, celebrated’
  3. EnglishtodaySharif

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentشَرُفَšarufa‘to be noble’
  2. Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentشَرِيفšarīf‘noble, honored, celebrated’
  3. EnglishtodaySharif

Linked words

through Arabic شَرِيف ‘noble, honored, celebrated’

shareef, 3 more

Today it means

name A surname from Arabic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic شَرُفَ / Sharif

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