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

When Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister, clasped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh last week, the symbolism was unmistakable.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also ordered officials to come up with a 300-day plan to address challenges posed by climate change.

From BBC

While she brushed away the cobwebs with routine wins over Mayar Sharif, Anna Blinkova, Victoria Azarenka and Ann Li, the quarter-finals presented a different challenge.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the federal government would fully co-operate with regional authorities to avert the risk of flooding, particularly in the urban areas of Gujarat, Sialkot, and Lahore – Pakistan's second-most populous city.

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Sharif and another correspondent, Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was struck, the broadcaster said at the time.

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