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

  1. meek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent

Ancestry of “shareef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशरीफ़noble, honourable, righteous; high-born; a noble,...
2Arabicشَرِيفnoble, sharif; highborn; noble, excellent
Every word from Arabic شَرِيف →Every word from Hindi शरीफ़ →