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Definition of Sharif
1. Noun. A traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sharif
1. sherif [n -S] - See also: sherif
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharif
Literary usage of Sharif
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"Khan Bahadur Yusuf sharif. ' June 20 last, at . ... Balladur Yusuf sharif was a
Mohammedan gentleman of the best type. ..."
2. The Thousand and One Quarters of an Hour: (Tartarian Tales) by Thomas-Simon Gueullette, Leonard Charles Smithers (1893)
"... but I am no less impatient now to know the fate of Gul-hindi and sharif al-Din,
than I have been these few days past to hear the sequel of ..."
3. The Thousand and One Quarters of an Hour: (Tartarian Tales) by Thomas-Simon Gueullette, Leonard Charles Smithers (1893)
"... but I am no less impatient now to know the fate of Gul-hindi and sharif al-Din,
than I have been these few days past to hear the sequel of ..."
4. The Present State of the Empire of Morocco: Its Animals, Products, Climate by Louis de Chénier (1788)
"His father, unwilling to control his repugnance, agreed to fend him into the
province of Suz to Muley sharif, ..."
5. The Making of Modern Egypt by Auckland Colvin (1906)
"CHAPTER III THE KHEDIVE AND HIS MINISTERS—THE MISSION TO KHARTUM Sketches of some
of the Khedive's Ministers—sharif Pasha—Riyaz Pasha— Nubar Pasha—Character ..."
6. A License to Kill: Israeli Operations Against "Wanted" and Masked Palestinians by Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1993)
"Case 4: Nuri sharif abd al-Qader al-Aqqad Age: 16 Date of incident: July 27, 1992
Place: Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip Remarks: Al-Aqqad was ..."
7. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"... are considered and call Pushtu or Afghan dialect, the name is evidently ,
Turki tribe, mentioned by sharif-ud-Din in his | while clearly distinguishing ..."
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