sherif

American  

[she-reef] / ʃɛˈrif /

Also shereef;

noun

1. a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.

2. an Arab chief, prince, or ruler.

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sherif British  

/ ʃɛˈriːf /

noun

1. a descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima

2. (formerly) the governor of Mecca

3. an honorific title accorded to any Muslim ruler

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Etymology

Origin of sherif

First recorded in 1590–1600, sherif is from the Arabic word sharīf “exalted (person)”

Example Sentences

Dr. Sherif Elsharkawy, senior author and consultant in prosthodontics at King's College London, explained: "Unlike bones and hair, enamel does not regenerate, once it is lost, it's gone forever."

From Science Daily

Egyptian Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy expects five million annual visitors, which would make it among the most visited museums in the world.

From Barron's

"This is the first royal tomb to be discovered since the ground-breaking find of King Tutankhamun's burial chamber in 1922," said Egypt's minister of tourism and antiquities Sherif Fathy.

From BBC

A nurse told him Sherif was OK.

From BBC

But Sherif, his brother, did not survive.

From BBC