sharif

¹ American  

[shuh-reef] / ʃəˈrif /

noun

1. a variant of sherif.

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Sharif ² American  

[shah-reef] / ʃɑˈrif /

noun

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

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sharif British  

/ ʃæˈriːf /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of sherif

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Etymology

Origin of sharif

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Omair Sharif, an inflation forecaster at the firm Inflation Insights, estimates core PCE will be 0.2% for September.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

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

From Barron's