"Shar\u012Bf Asharif or Alsharif (Arabic: \u0634\u0631\u064A\u0641\u200E \u0161ar\u012Bf) or Ch\u00E9rif (Darija: Chorfa) is a traditional Arab title in origin, the word is an adjective meaning \"noble\", \"highborn\". The feminine singular is sharifa(h) (Arabic: \u0634\u0631\u064A\u0641\u0629\u200E \u0161ar\u012Bfah). The masculine plural is Ashraf (Arabic: \u0627\u0634\u0631\u0627\u0641\u200E \u02BEa\u0161r\u0101f).Sunnis in the Arab world reserve the term sharif for descendants of Hasan ibn Ali, while sayyid is used for descendants of Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan's younger brother."@en . . .