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sherif

 
Dictionary: she·rif  sha·rif (shə-rēf') pronunciation
also
n.
  1. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.
  2. The chief magistrate of Mecca in Ottoman times.
  3. A Moroccan prince or ruler.

[Arabic šarīf, noble, from šarufa, to be highborn.]


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