Where does “shareef” come from?
shareef (English) comes from Hindi शरीफ़, from Arabic شَرِيف — noble, sharif; highborn; noble, excellent.
shareef (English): meek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent
Definitions
- meek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent
Ancestry of “shareef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | शरीफ़ | noble, honourable, righteous; high-born; a noble,... |
| 2 | Arabic | شَرِيف | noble, sharif; highborn; noble, excellent |