ashraf

ashraf
\\ȧˈshräf\ noun plural
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Arabic ashrāf, plural of sharīf noble
: descendants of the prophet Muhammad regarded as of noble lineage and preeminence in Islam — compare sayyid, sharif

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