Where does “sharifi” come from?

sharifi (Hausa) comes from Arabic شَرِيف — noble, sharif; highborn; noble, excellent.

sharifi (Hausa): Someone of noble descent, who can theoretically trace their ancestry back to Muhammad

Definitions

  1. Someone of noble descent, who can theoretically trace their ancestry back to Muhammad

Ancestry of “sharifi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرِيفnoble, sharif; highborn; noble, excellent
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