Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shereef

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shereef
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.

Etymology

From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of sharif and Sharif.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: شَرِيف, ش ر ف

Inflected Forms

shereefs (plural) sherif (alternative) xerif (alternative)

Rhymes With

chief in chief relief brief belief beef leaf grief thief reef motif tenerife

Questions

What does shereef mean?: A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.
Where does shereef come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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