sharif

¹

[shuh-reef]

noun

1. a variant of sherif.

Sharif

²

[shah-reef]

noun

1. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “exalted.”

sharif

/ ʃæˈriːf /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of sherif

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharif¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

"The perpetrators of this incident should be identified as soon as possible and brought to justice," said Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the assault, praising the "timely action" of security forces for averting greater loss of life.

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"The perpetrators of this incident should be identified as soon as possible and brought to justice," Sharif said.

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Mohammad Sharif, who was in a queue to buy meat, said the debris fell from above on people standing ahead of him.

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Munir, who was appointed in 2022 by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who was then in a caretaker role, is due to retire in 2027.

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