Where does “alxarife” come from?

alxarife (Portuguese) comes from Arabic شريف, from Arabic شرف, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

alxarife (Portuguese): sheriff title between Moors and Turks equivalent to sharif, attributed to people descended from Muhammad

Definitions

  1. sheriff title between Moors and Turks equivalent to sharif, attributed to people descended from Muhammad

Ancestry of “alxarife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشريفnoble, of noble lineage, honored, celebrated;...
2Arabicشرفto be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious,...
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic شرف →Every word from Arabic شريف →