2006-10-13 07:16:16 · 5 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
During the middle agesin England. there was a type of police officer who was the Iff. Each Shire (county) one.He was sometimes called the shire Iff.
2006-10-13 07:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no word pronounced like 'sheriff' in Arabic. Did you mean Shereef? well thats a boy's name, it doesn't mean sheriff.
2006-10-13 14:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by I Am Jack's Wasted Life 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sheriff comes from the Roman word for Boss. He who is the one you listen to because if you don't he will kick the **** out of you. "Sheriff!"
2006-10-13 14:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that it is an arabic word.
2006-10-13 14:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by madeline 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this:
http://familyinternet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=familyinternet&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fyahooligans.yahoo.com%2Freference%2Fdictionary%2F
2006-10-13 14:29:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋