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sharīf

sharīf is the alternative form of sharif.

Meaning of sharif

Noun

sharif (plural sharifs or ashraf or shurafa)

  1. A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.

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Forms of sharīf

pluralsharīfs

Questions about sharīf

What is sharīf the alternative form of?
Sharīf is the alternative form of sharif.

Words near sharīf in the dictionary

  1. sharwals
  2. Sharwan
  3. Shary
  4. Sharyn
  5. Sharyngol
  6. sharīf
  7. sharīfs
  8. shas
  9. shash
  10. Shashamane
  11. Shashank

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sharīf (page history and authors); sharif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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