شریف

sharīf (v.n. fr. شرف 'to be high, or eminent,' etc.), adj. Of high rank or dignity, exalted, eminent, honourable, noble, of good family, high-born; possessing glory or dignity; legitimate;—a title of honour of any descendant of the Prophet, as also of the rulers of Mecca; a prince, a chief or head (e.g. sharīf-ě-qaum, 'chief or head of a tribe or caste'):—sharīfu-nnafs, adj. Noble of soul.