ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Adjective

ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼ • (śarīf) (Shahmukhi spelling شريف)

  1. high-born, noble
    Synonym: ਕੁਲਵੰਤ (kulvant)
  2. gentle, courteous
  3. (as a suffix) holy, venerable
  • ਸ਼ਰਾਫ਼ਤ f (śarāfat, “nobility”)
  • ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼ਜ਼ਾਦਾ m (śarīfzādā, “one of noble birth”)

Further reading

  • “ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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