sharif

In Arabic the adjective "sharif" means distinguished, eminent, illustrious or noble, and the title "sharif" is reserved for the descendants of the prophet.

'Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace' 2008

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Of Things Read & Seen & Heard | Living the Liminal 2008

January 19, 2008 at 9:24 am sharif dun lyke it, dun, dun, rawk teh catsba, rawk teh catsbah. . .

Dramatic Cat is - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

He was fifty-five by the time he was appointed sharif of Mecca in 1908.

'Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace' 2008

The title "sharif of Mecca" passed to the next in line within the family.

'Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace' 2008

Now it is clear that no one can stop sharif brothers to join the national and provincial assemblies.

Nawaz Shahbaz nomination accepted ,Governor punjab resigned 2008

It was only gradually, and under constant prodding from Abdullah, that the conservative sharif of Mecca raised his sights from the idea of home rule in his corner of Arabia inside the Ottoman Empire to complete independence for all its Arab provinces from Yemen to Syria.

'Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace' 2008

The Main opposition leaders Nawaz sharif and shahbaz sharif are not allowed to participate in elections.

Pre pool rigging in Pakistan 2007

And the British really took the oldest son, two oldest sons of the sharif of Mecca and put one on the throne in Damascus, which was Faisal, and the other one on the throne in what became Jordan, who was Abdullah, the grandfather of late King Hussein.

The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein 2002

He was there as an advisor to the Arab delegation, led by Faisal who was the son of the sharif of Mecca.

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World 2002