ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sharifian

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Sharifian is an adjective meaning Of or relating to a sharif.

Meaning

Of or relating to a sharif.

Example Sentences

One might even speak of a sharifian mini-empire, as the Sa'dids took control of the Saharan trade in gold and slaves, for a brief time as far as Timbuktu in East Africa.
At times he even seems to accept the Arab racial myth: seldom if ever is any member of a sharifian lineage whose eponymous ancestor originated in the Hadramawt, however long ago, called anything but a Hadrami sharif.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shariatic, sheikly.

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