شَرَف honor in Arabic
شَرَف is how you say “honor” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
التَّواضُعُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الشَّرَفِ
Humility is more beloved to him than honor.
الشَّرَفِ honor
Carries 'al-' (the), naming the known quality of high standing, and sits in the genitive because the comparative 'than' before it governs that case. It is the benchmark humility is said to outrank. Its definiteness frames honour as the recognised prize being weighed.
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More example sentences
وَقَالَ لُقْمَانُ غَايَةُ الشَّرَفِ وَالسُّؤْدُدِ حُسْنُ الْعَقْلِ
Luqman said, 'The highest honor and distinction is a sound mind.'
الشّرف of honor
Definite by 'al-' and serving as the owner-word in 'the peak of honour', so it sits in the genitive as the second of two linked nouns. The two nouns set together carry the 'of' with no separate word. It names what the peak is the peak of.