أعرف

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See also: اعرف, اعرق, and أعرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ r f)
16 terms

Elative of عَرِيف (ʕarīf, “knowing, aware; acquainted, familiar; expert”) and عَارِف (ʕārif, “(same)”).

Adjective

أَعْرَف • (ʔaʕraf)

  1. elative degree of عَرِيف (ʕarīf), elative degree of عَارِف (ʕārif):
    1. knowing better, more aware; knowing best, most aware
    2. better acquainted, more familiar; best acquainted, most familiar
    3. more expert; most expert
Declension
Declension of adjective أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular unknown
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَعْرَف
ʔaʕraf 		الْأَعْرَف
al-ʔaʕraf 		?
? 		?
?
Nominative أَعْرَفُ
ʔaʕrafu 		الْأَعْرَفُ
al-ʔaʕrafu 		?
? 		?
?
Accusative أَعْرَفَ
ʔaʕrafa 		الْأَعْرَفَ
al-ʔaʕrafa 		?
? 		?
?
Genitive أَعْرَفَ
ʔaʕrafa 		الْأَعْرَفِ
al-ʔaʕrafi 		?
? 		?
?
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَعْرَفَيْن
ʔaʕrafayn 		الْأَعْرَفَيْن
al-ʔaʕrafayn 		?
? 		?
?
Nominative أَعْرَفَانِ
ʔaʕrafāni 		الْأَعْرَفَانِ
al-ʔaʕrafāni 		?
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Accusative أَعْرَفَيْنِ
ʔaʕrafayni 		الْأَعْرَفَيْنِ
al-ʔaʕrafayni 		?
? 		?
?
Genitive أَعْرَفَيْنِ
ʔaʕrafayni 		الْأَعْرَفَيْنِ
al-ʔaʕrafayni 		?
? 		?
?
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown plural unknown
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
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?
Nominative ?
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?
Accusative ?
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Genitive ?
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References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

أعرف (form I)

  1. أَعْرِفُ (ʔaʕrifu) /ʔaʕ.ri.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
  2. أُعْرَفُ (ʔuʕrafu) /ʔuʕ.ra.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
  3. أَعْرِفَ (ʔaʕrifa) /ʔaʕ.ri.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
  4. أُعْرَفَ (ʔuʕrafa) /ʔuʕ.ra.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
  5. أَعْرِفْ (ʔaʕrif) /ʔaʕ.rif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
  6. أُعْرَفْ (ʔuʕraf) /ʔuʕ.raf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Etymology 3

Verb

أعرف (form II)

  1. أُعَرِّفُ (ʔuʕarrifu) /ʔu.ʕar.ri.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
  2. أُعَرَّفُ (ʔuʕarrafu) /ʔu.ʕar.ra.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
  3. أُعَرِّفَ (ʔuʕarrifa) /ʔu.ʕar.ri.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
  4. أُعَرَّفَ (ʔuʕarrafa) /ʔu.ʕar.ra.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
  5. أُعَرِّفْ (ʔuʕarrif) /ʔu.ʕar.rif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
  6. أُعَرَّفْ (ʔuʕarraf) /ʔu.ʕar.raf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
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