sharif

¹

[ shuh-reef ]

noun

1. a variant of sherif.

Sharif

²

[ shah-reef ]

noun

1. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “exalted.”

sharif

/ ʃæˈriːf /

noun

1. See sherif
   a variant transliteration of sherif

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharif¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

On the other side, Sharif’s paternal grandparents were both famous and beloved actors with roots in Egypt.

From Washington Blade

Sharif recalls many a dinner party, listening, while his grandfather held court at dinner, laughing and telling stories.

From Washington Blade

Sharif was close with his entire family, but particularly with his grandfather, Omar Sharif.

From Washington Blade

His guards ran into the office shouting that government forces had surrendered, and the Taliban were entering Mazar-i-Sharif from all directions.

From Time

When the Union government announced a sudden lockdown in March last year, Sharif was among lakhs of migrant workers forced to leave cities and return to their villages.

From Quartz

Now Musharraf is calling for Sharif to stand up to Modi and not be pushed around by India.

From The Daily Beast

For retreating in 1999, Sharif was overthrown in a coup by the army commander, Pervez Musharraf, who had planned the Kargil War.

From The Daily Beast

Sharif is under pressure from another party leader, Imran Khan, to resign.

From The Daily Beast

You lie with the dogs, Assistant U.S. Attorney Harrison Rivers (Sharif Atkins) told Will, “You wake up with fleas.”

From The Daily Beast

Sharif wanted to talk to the Taliban; the army, for once, wanted to fight.

From The Daily Beast

Our native surveyor Imm Sharif saw one of these cups with an inscription on it, but was unable to secure the relic.

From Project Gutenberg

The chief settlement of this island is Kanawi, where lives Sharif Alawi, the strongest chief on the island.

From Project Gutenberg

They again returned and told Tabunaway, who came down the river and saw Sharif Kabungsuwan.

From Project Gutenberg

Tabunaway saw the ring of Sharif Kabungsuwan, and the sharif observed the ring of Tabunaway.

From Project Gutenberg

The sharif then asked Tabunaway how he had become possessed of this ring, and if he had bought or inherited it.

From Project Gutenberg