| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | rp2. |
| DEFINITION: | Arabic root, to be noble, highborn. sherif, from Arabic ar f, noble, highborn, from arufa, to be noble, highborn. |
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