English → Arabic
honor in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sharaf
- Arabizi
sharf- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَشْرَافٌ ashrāf
- Root
- ش ر ف
How to use it
"Honor" (sharaf) is a masculine noun meaning personal dignity or social esteem. It is often used in formal contexts, such as "sharaf al-ʿamal" (honor of work).
Example sentences
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هَذَا الشَّرَفُ يَجْبُرُ النَّاسَ عَلَى الإِحْتِرَامِ.
hādhā ash-sharafu yajburu an-nāsa ʿalā al-iḥtirāmī.
This honor forces people to respect.
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قَبِلَتْ الجَائزةَ بِكُلِّ شَرَفٍ.
qabilat al-jāʾizata bi-kulli sharafin.
She accepted the award with great honor.
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الشَّرَفُ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يَجْلِبُ النَّجاحَ.
ash-sharafu aktharu mimā yajlibu an-najāḥa.
Honor is more valuable than success.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Your honor is not about me.
أنا مش شرفك.
She is an honor to our college.
لقد شرّفَت جامعتنا.
But how should we honor Feynman?
ولكن كيف يمكننا ان نقدر فينمان
The UN did not honor its pledge.
ولم تحترم الأمم المتحدة تعهداتها.
Honor roll students (individuals)
مدرسون حاصلون على جائزة التفوق
It's an honor to have you at TED.
إنه شرف أن نستضيفك في TED.
Honor widows who are widows indeed.
اكرم الارامل اللواتي هنّ بالحقيقة ارامل.
Increase my honor, and comfort me again.
تزيد عظمتي وترجع فتعزيني.
such people will receive due honor in Paradise.
« أولئك في جنات مكرمون ».
Saving Obama’s honor hardly seems worth that risk.
والحق أن إنقاذ شرف أوباما لا يستحق خوض مجازفة بهذا القدر من الخطورة.
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
اكرموا الجميع. احبوا الاخوة. خافوا الله. اكرموا الملك
that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn't honor the Son doesn't honor the Father who sent him.
لكي يكرم الجميع الابن كما يكرمون الآب. من لا يكرم الابن لا يكرم الآب الذي ارسله
Questions and answers
Is "sharaf" countable?
Yes, you can say "sharaf" for one instance and "ashrāf" for multiple honors.
Can I use "sharaf" for a family name?
It can appear in names, but the meaning stays the same.
Related words and expressions
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