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Definitions of shereef in various dictionaries:
noun - an Arab ruler
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| Haggard woman on the rocks with the magistrate |
| Muslim leader, a tigerish Khan, with European following |
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| Dec 14 2004 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Jun 11 2004 The Times - Cryptic |
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Shareef (also transliterated Shareef or Sherif) / Shareef, Alsharif, Alshareef (Arabic: arf), or Chérif (Darija: Chorfa) is a traditional Arab title. The origin of the word is an adjective meaning "noble", "highborn". The feminine singular is shareefa(h) (Arabic: arfah). The masculine plural is Ashraf (Arabic: arf). * Sunnis in the Arab world reserve the term shareef/sherif for descendants of Hasan ibn Ali, while sayyid is used for descendants of Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan's younger brother. Both Hasan and Husayn are grandchildren of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, through the marriage of his cousin Ali and his daughter Fatima. However, since the post-Hashemite era began in 1925 after the fall of the Sharif/Shareef of Mecca, the term sayyid has been used to denote descendants from both Hasan and Husayn. Shiites use the terms sayyid and habib to denote descendants from both Hasan and Husayn; see also ashraf. Sayyids having ancestry from both Imams Hasan and Husayn use the terms Shareefayn, Sa |