شرفي

See also: شرقی and شرقي

Arabic

Root
ش ر ف (š-r-f)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ra.fijj/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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 شَرَفِيَّة ― šahāda(t) šarafiyya ― an honorary degree
    مَنْصِب شَرَفِيّ ― manṣib šarafiyy ― an honorary position
  2. honorary (given as an honor, without needing to satisfy qualifications)
    عُضُو شَرَفِيّ ― ʕuḍū šarafiyy ― an honorary member
Declension
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: şərəfi
  • → Persian: شرفى

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

شَرِّفِي • (šarrifī) (form II)

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