Etymograph

English

shereef

Shereef 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. Englishtodayshereef

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

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

Linked words

through Arabic شَرِيف ‘noble, honored, celebrated’

sharif, shareef, 1 more

Today it means

noun A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.

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

Etymograph / Arabic شَرُفَ / shereef

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