شرفي

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See also: شرقی and شرقي

Arabic[edit]

Root
ش ر ف (š-r-f)

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of شَرَف (šaraf, honor) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ش ر ف (š-r-f).

Adjective[edit]

شَرَفِيّ (šarafiyy) (feminine شَرَفِيَّة (šarafiyya), masculine plural شَرَفِيُّونَ (šarafiyyūna), feminine plural شَرَفِيَّات (šarafiyyāt))

  1. honorary (given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment)
    Synonym: فَخْرِيّ (faḵriyy)
    شَهَادَة شَرَفِيَّةšahāda(t) šarafiyyaan honorary degree
    مَنْصِب شَرَفِيّmanṣib šarafiyyan honorary position
  2. honorary (given as an honor, without needing to satisfy qualifications)
    عُضُو شَرَفِيّʕuḍū šarafiyyan honorary member
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Azerbaijani: şərəfi
  • Persian: شرفى

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

شَرِّفِي (šarrifī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of شَرَّفَ (šarrafa)