شرف

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root شرف (sharafa) primarily relates to nobility, honor, and high status. It extends to concepts of elevation, prominence, and excellence, often associated with elevated places, esteemed individuals, and superior qualities. The root also encompasses meanings related to speed, specific geographical locations, and certain types of plants and dyes.

Derived headwords

الإشرافnoun

1.
compassionclassical
Compassion or solicitude for others.
2.
fast runningclassical
The fast running of horses.

شارفnoun

1.
old wineclassical
An old or mature wine.

أشرفadjective

1.
bat (bird)classical
A bat, a type of bird known for its prominent ears, viviparous nature, and lack of a fixed nest.
2.
having prominent earsclassical
Describing a bird that has noticeably large ears.

شرفverb

1.
to approach cuttingclassical
To nearly cut or sever, specifically referring to the teats of a she-camel being nearly cut by cold.
2.
to run a courseclassical
To run a course or a distance, often used for horses.
3.
to faceclassical
To face or head towards a direction, used metaphorically for a course or direction.

شرفنverb

1.
to be nearly cutclassical
To be in a state of being nearly cut, referring to the teats of a she-camel.

التشريفnoun

1.
near cuttingclassical
The act of nearly cutting, particularly the teats of a she-camel, causing an effect on them.

المشارفnoun

1.
villages near the plainclassical
Villages in Yemen or the Arabian Peninsula that are close to fertile lowlands or plains.
2.
villages overlooking the lowlandsclassical
Villages situated on elevated ground overlooking cultivated areas or the 'sawad'.

مشرفيadjective

1.
Damascene (sword)classical
Pertaining to or made in Masharif, specifically referring to swords renowned for their quality.

مشرفadjective

1.
dyed with red ochreclassical
Dyed with 'sharaf', a red ochre or a red plant used for dyeing.
2.
overlookingclassical
Overlooking or situated above, referring to villages near the plain.

شرفnoun

1.
red ochreclassical
A red ochre or a red dye derived from a plant.

شرافيnoun

1.
white garmentclassical
A type of white garment or cloth.

شريفnoun

1.
tallest mountainclassical
The tallest mountain in the Arabian lands, according to Arab belief.
2.
water sourceclassical
A specific water source or well.

الأشرفname

1.
male given nameboth
A proper name for a man.

شرافname

1.
name of a water sourceclassical
The name of a specific water source, particularly for the Banu Asad tribe.
2.
name of a placeclassical
The name of a specific location or place.

الشرفnoun

1.
central region of Najdclassical
A region in Najd, historically significant and associated with royal residences and a protected hunting ground (Hima).

الشريفnoun

1.
eastern part of a valleyclassical
The eastern section of a valley, distinguished from the western section ('al-sharaf').

شاروفnoun

1.
broomclassical
A broom or sweeping tool, of Persian origin.
2.
mountainclassical
A mountain, possibly a later or non-classical usage.

أبو الشرفاءname

1.
a kunyaclassical
A kunya (patronymic or teknonymic name) used for a person, implying a connection to honor or nobility.

Parallel reading

والإشراف: الشفقة

And al-ishraf: compassion.

وأنشد: ومن مضر الحمراء إشراف أنفس ... علينا، وحياها إلينا تمضرا

And he recited: And from the red Mudar, compassion of souls... towards us, and their greeting to us was like Tamaddur.

ودن شارف: قديم الخمر

And 'shārif' wine: old wine.

قال الأخطل: سلافة حصلت من شارف حلق، ... كأنما فار منها أبجر نعر

Al-Akhṭal said: A pure wine obtained from old, potent wine... as if a strong-bodied one had escaped from it.

وطائر أشرف ذو خزرة، ... وطائر ليس له وكر

And a bird, al-ashraf, with prominent ears, ... and a bird that has no nest.

والأشرف من الطير الخفاش لأن لأذنيه حجما ظاهرا

And al-ashraf among birds is the bat because its ears have a visible size.

والإشراف: سرعة عدو الخيل.

And al-ishraf: the fast running of horses.

وشرف الناقة: كاد يقطع أخلافها بالصر؛ عن ابن الأعرابي؛ وأنشد:

And the sharaf of a she-camel: its teats were almost cut by the cold; from Ibn al-A'rābī; and he recited:

جمعتها من أينق غزار، ... من اللوا شرفن بالصرار

I gathered them from fertile she-camels, ... from the Lūwā, their teats were almost cut by the cold.

وإن حداها شرفا مغربا، ... رفه عن أنفاسه وما ربا

And if it drove it a course, distant, ... it rested its breaths and did not tire.

طرده شرفا أو شرفين، يريد وجها أو وجهين

He drove it a sharaf or two sharafs, meaning a direction or two directions.

وعدا شرفا أو شرفين أي شوطا أو شوطين.

And he ran a sharaf or two sharafs, meaning a course or two courses.

وفي حديث الخيل: فاستنت شرفا أو شرفين ؛ عدت شوطا أو شوطين.

And in the hadith about horses: They ran a sharaf or two sharafs; they ran a course or two courses.

والمشارف: قرى من أرض اليمن، وقيل: من أرض العرب تدنو من الريف، والسيوف المشرفية منسوبة إليها.

And al-mashārif: villages from the land of Yemen, and it was said: from the land of the Arabs that are close to the cultivated plain, and the Mashrafī swords are attributed to them.

وفي حديث سطيح: يسكن مشارف الشام ؛ هي كل قرية بين بلاد الريف وبين جزيرة العرب، قيل لها ذلك لأنها أشرفت على السواد

And in the hadith of Saṭīḥ: He inhabits the mashārif of Syria; they are every village between the cultivated lands and the Arabian Peninsula, called so because they overlooked the cultivated land ('al-sawād').

والعمرية ثياب مصبوغة بالشرف، وهو طين أحمر.

And al-'umriyyah: garments dyed with al-sharaf, which is red clay.

وثوب مشرف: مصبوغ بالشرف؛ وأنشد:

And a garment, musharraf: dyed with al-sharaf; and he recited:

ألا لا تغرن امرأ عمرية، ... على غملج طالت وتم قوامها

Indeed, let not a dyed garment deceive a man, ... on a slender camel whose stature is long and complete.

ويقال شرف وشرف للمغرة.

And 'sharaf' and 'shuruf' are said for red ochre.

وفي حديث عائشة: أنها سئلت عن الخمار يصبغ بالشرف فلم تر به بأسا ؛ قال: هو نبت أحمر تصبغ به الثياب.

And in the hadith of Aisha: She was asked about a veil dyed with al-sharaf and saw no harm in it; he said: It is a red plant with which clothes are dyed.

والشرافي: لون من الثياب أبيض.

And al-shirāfī: a color of garments, white.

وشريف: أطول جبل في بلاد العرب.

And al-Sharīf: the tallest mountain in the lands of the Arabs.

وابن سيده: والشريف جبل تزعم العرب أنه أطول جبل في الأرض.

And Ibn Sīdah: And al-Sharīf is a mountain which the Arabs claim to be the tallest mountain on Earth.

وشرف: جبل آخر يقرب منه.

And Sharaf: another mountain near it.

والأشرف: اسم رجل

And al-Ashraf: the name of a man.

وشراف وشراف مبنية: اسم ماء بعينه.

And Sharrāf and Sharrāf (built): the name of a specific water source.

وشراف: موضع؛ عن ابن الأعرابي؛ وأنشد:

And Sharrāf: a place; from Ibn al-A'rābī; and he recited:

لقد غظتني بالحزم حزم كتيفة، ... ويوم التقينا من وراء شراف

Indeed, you have angered me with the determination of Kutayfah's determination, ... and the day we met from behind Sharrāf.

وشراف ماء لبني أسد.

And Sharrāf is a water source for Banu Asad.

والشرف كبد نجد، قال: وكانت الملوك من بني آكل المرار تنزلها، وفيها حمى ضرية، وضرية بئر، وفي الشرف الربذة وهي الحمى الأيمن، والشريف إلى جنبه، يفرق بين الشرف والشريف واد يقال له التسرير، فما كان مشرقا فهو الشريف، وما كان مغربا، فهو الشرف

And al-Sharaf is the heart of Najd, he said: And the kings from the Banu Ākil al-Murār used to descend there, and in it is Ḥimā Ḍirriyyah, and Ḍirriyyah is a well, and in al-Sharaf is al-Rabdhah, which is the right-hand protected area, and al-Sharīf is next to it. The distinction between al-Sharaf and al-Sharīf is a valley called al-Tasrīr; what was eastward is al-Sharīf, and what was westward is al-Sharaf.

وفي حديث ابن مسعود، رضي الله عنه: يوشك أن لا يكون بين شراف وأرض كذا جماء ولا ذات قرن ؛ شراف: موضع، وقيل: ماء لبني أسد.

And in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ūd, may God be pleased with him: It is likely that there will be nothing between Sharrāf and such-and-such land that is hornless or has a horn; Sharrāf: a place, and it was said: a water source for Banu Asad.

وفي الحديث: أن عمر حمى الشرف والربذة ؛ قال ابن الأثير: كذا روي بالشين وفتح الراء، قال: وبعضهم يرويه بالمهملة وكسر الراء.

And in the hadith: That Umar declared al-Sharaf and al-Rabdhah as protected areas; Ibn al-Athīr said: It is narrated thus with the letter 'shīn' and 'fath al-rā', he said: And some narrate it with the unpointed letter and 'kasr al-rā'.

وفي الحديث: ما أحب أن أنفخ في الصلاة وأن لي ممر الشرف.

And in the hadith: I would not like to blow in the prayer, and that I have the passage of al-Sharaf.

والشريف، مصغر: ماء لبني نمير.

And al-Sharīf, in its diminutive form: a water source for Banu Numayr.

والشاروف: جبل، وهو مولد.

And al-Shārūf: a mountain, and it is a neologism.

والشاروف: المكنسة، وهو فارسي معرب.

And al-Shārūf: the broom, and it is an Arabized Persian word.

وأبو الشرفاء: من كناهم؛ قال: أنا أبو الشرفاء مناع الخفر أراد مناع أهل الخفر.

And Abū al-Shurafā': among his kunyas; he said: I am Abū al-Shurafā', preventing the protected ones. He meant preventing the people of the protected area.