شريف

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Arabic

Root
ش ر ف (š-r-f)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb شَرُفَ (šarufa, “to be noble”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شَرِيف • (šarīf) (feminine شَرِيفَة (šarīfa), masculine plural شَرِيفُون (šarīfūn) or شُرَفَاء (šurafāʔ) or أَشْرَاف (ʔašrāf), feminine plural شَرِيفَات (šarīfāt) or شَرَائِف (šarāʔif), elative أَشْرَف (ʔašraf))

  1. noble, of noble lineage, honored, celebrated
    • Nizār Tawfīq Qabbānī (1923–1988), "يا فلسطين لا تنادي عليهم" (O Palestine, do not call upon them)
      كَمْ أُعَانِي مِمَّا كَتَبْتُ عَذَابًا
      وَيُعَانِي فِي شَرْقِنَا الشُّرَفَاءُ
      Kam ʾuʿānī mi'm-mā katabtu ʿaḏāba'w
      wa yuʿānī fī šarqina 'š-šurafāʾu
      How much do I suffer as a punishment from what I have written? / And our honoured ones in the East are suffering!
  2. excellent, eminent

Declension

Declension of adjective شَرِيف (šarīf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَرِيف
šarīf 		الشَّرِيف
aš-šarīf 		شَرِيفَة
šarīfa 		الشَّرِيفَة
aš-šarīfa
Nominative شَرِيفٌ
šarīfun 		الشَّرِيفُ
aš-šarīfu 		شَرِيفَةٌ
šarīfatun 		الشَّرِيفَةُ
aš-šarīfatu
Accusative شَرِيفًا
šarīfan 		الشَّرِيفَ
aš-šarīfa 		شَرِيفَةً
šarīfatan 		الشَّرِيفَةَ
aš-šarīfata
Genitive شَرِيفٍ
šarīfin 		الشَّرِيفِ
aš-šarīfi 		شَرِيفَةٍ
šarīfatin 		الشَّرِيفَةِ
aš-šarīfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَرِيفَيْن
šarīfayn 		الشَّرِيفَيْن
aš-šarīfayn 		شَرِيفَتَيْن
šarīfatayn 		الشَّرِيفَتَيْن
aš-šarīfatayn
Nominative شَرِيفَانِ
šarīfāni 		الشَّرِيفَانِ
aš-šarīfāni 		شَرِيفَتَانِ
šarīfatāni 		الشَّرِيفَتَانِ
aš-šarīfatāni
Accusative شَرِيفَيْنِ
šarīfayni 		الشَّرِيفَيْنِ
aš-šarīfayni 		شَرِيفَتَيْنِ
šarīfatayni 		الشَّرِيفَتَيْنِ
aš-šarīfatayni
Genitive شَرِيفَيْنِ
šarīfayni 		الشَّرِيفَيْنِ
aš-šarīfayni 		شَرِيفَتَيْنِ
šarīfatayni 		الشَّرِيفَتَيْنِ
aš-šarīfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَرِيفِين‎; شُرَفَاء‎; أَشْرَاف
šarīfīn‎; šurafāʔ‎; ʔašrāf 		الشَّرِيفِين‎; الشُّرَفَاء‎; الْأَشْرَاف
aš-šarīfīn‎; aš-šurafāʔ‎; al-ʔašrāf 		شَرِيفَات‎; شَرَائِف
šarīfāt‎; šarāʔif 		الشَّرِيفَات‎; الشَّرَائِف
aš-šarīfāt‎; aš-šarāʔif
Nominative شَرِيفُونَ‎; شُرَفَاءُ‎; أَشْرَافٌ
šarīfūna‎; šurafāʔu‎; ʔašrāfun 		الشَّرِيفُونَ‎; الشُّرَفَاءُ‎; الْأَشْرَافُ
aš-šarīfūna‎; aš-šurafāʔu‎; al-ʔašrāfu 		شَرِيفَاتٌ‎; شَرَائِفُ
šarīfātun‎; šarāʔifu 		الشَّرِيفَاتُ‎; الشَّرَائِفُ
aš-šarīfātu‎; aš-šarāʔifu
Accusative شَرِيفِينَ‎; شُرَفَاءَ‎; أَشْرَافًا
šarīfīna‎; šurafāʔa‎; ʔašrāfan 		الشَّرِيفِينَ‎; الشُّرَفَاءَ‎; الْأَشْرَافَ
aš-šarīfīna‎; aš-šurafāʔa‎; al-ʔašrāfa 		شَرِيفَاتٍ‎; شَرَائِفَ
šarīfātin‎; šarāʔifa 		الشَّرِيفَاتِ‎; الشَّرَائِفَ
aš-šarīfāti‎; aš-šarāʔifa
Genitive شَرِيفِينَ‎; شُرَفَاءَ‎; أَشْرَافٍ
šarīfīna‎; šurafāʔa‎; ʔašrāfin 		الشَّرِيفِينَ‎; الشُّرَفَاءِ‎; الْأَشْرَافِ
aš-šarīfīna‎; aš-šurafāʔi‎; al-ʔašrāfi 		شَرِيفَاتٍ‎; شَرَائِفَ
šarīfātin‎; šarāʔifa 		الشَّرِيفَاتِ‎; الشَّرَائِفِ
aš-šarīfāti‎; aš-šarāʔifi

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References

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