What does sharifian mean?
Sharifian means Of or relating to a sharif..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of or relating to a sharif..
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.
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.
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Sharifian means Of or relating to a sharif..
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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.
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