شَرَف
elevated place
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Highlights
Feminine
شَرِيفَة
Masculine plural
شَرِيفُون، شُرَفَاء، أَشْرَاف
Feminine plural
شَرِيفَات، شَرَائِف
Elative
أَشْرَف
more / most …
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form V
تَشَرَّفَ
to be distinguished
Noun
شَرَف
elevated place
Verb · Form II
شَرَّفَ
to make noble
Adjective
مُشْرِف
imminent
Noun
مُشْرِف
supervisor
شَرِيف in English
Adjective
- noble, honored, celebrated
- of noble lineage
- excellent, eminent
Word origin
From the verb شَرُفَ (šarufa, “to be noble”).
Words from the root ش-ر-ف
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
شَرُفَ
· present يَشْرُفُ
Form I · The plain action
to be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious, to be eminent, to be distinguished, to be high-ranking
شَرَّفَ
· present يُشَرِّفُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to make noble, to ennoble, to make illustrious, to make eminent, to elevate, to exalt, to honor
تَشْرِيف
honoring
مُشَرِّف
مُشَرَّف
honoured
شَارَفَ
· present يُشَارِفُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to approach; to supervise, to watch, to command; to contend for superiority with
مُشَارَفَة
مُشَارِف
مُشَارَف
أَشْرَفَ
· present يُشْرِفُ
Form IV · Causative
to rise into view, to overpeer, to overlook, to oversee; to supervise; to be about to, to approach, to come near, to be on the brink of, to be on the verge of
تَشَرَّفَ
· present يَتَشَرَّفُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be distinguished, ennobled, honored
تَشَرُّف
receiving or experiencing honor and dignity
مُتَشَرِّف
اِسْتَشْرَفَ
· present يَسْتَشْرِفُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to raise oneself up; to look; to look out; to watch
اِسْتِشْرَاف
futurology
مُسْتَشْرِف
مُسْتَشْرَف
شَرَفِيّ
honorary
أَشْرَف
elative degree of شَرِيف
شَرَفِيَّة
decency
شَرِيف: plural and other forms
| Singular | شَرِيف |
|---|---|
| Feminine | شَرِيفَة |
| Masculine plural | شَرِيفُون، شُرَفَاء، أَشْرَاف |
| Feminine plural | شَرِيفَات، شَرَائِف |
| Elative (more / most) | أَشْرَف |
شَرِيف in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَلَمْ أَشْعُرْ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ جَعَلَتْنِي نَفْسِي بَيْنَ مَرْكَبَاتِ قَوْمِ شَرِيفٍ.Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.Song of Solomon 6:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ: «إِنْسَانٌ شَرِيفُ الْجِنْسِ ذَهَبَ إِلَى كُورَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ لِيَأْخُذَ لِنَفْسِهِ مُلْكًا وَيَرْجعَ.He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.Luke 19:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
جَاءَ يُوسُفُ الَّذِي مِنَ الرَّامَةِ، مُشِيرٌ شَرِيفٌ، وَكَانَ هُوَ أَيْضًا مُنْتَظِرًا مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ، فَتَجَاسَرَ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى بِيلاَطُسَ وَطَلَبَ جَسَدَ يَسُوعَ.Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.Mark 15:43, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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