عارف
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Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ف (ʕ r f) |
| 16 terms |
Derived from the active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
عَارِف • (ʕārif) (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa), masculine plural عَارِفُونَ (ʕārifūna), feminine plural عَارِفَات (ʕārifāt) or عَوَارِف (ʕawārif), elative أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf))
- knowing
- acquainted, familiar (بِ (bi) with)
Declension
Declension of adjective عَارِف (ʕārif)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَارِف ʕārif |
الْعَارِف al-ʕārif |
عَارِفَة ʕārifa |
الْعَارِفَة al-ʕārifa |
| Nominative | عَارِفٌ ʕārifun |
الْعَارِفُ al-ʕārifu |
عَارِفَةٌ ʕārifatun |
الْعَارِفَةُ al-ʕārifatu |
| Accusative | عَارِفًا ʕārifan |
الْعَارِفَ al-ʕārifa |
عَارِفَةً ʕārifatan |
الْعَارِفَةَ al-ʕārifata |
| Genitive | عَارِفٍ ʕārifin |
الْعَارِفِ al-ʕārifi |
عَارِفَةٍ ʕārifatin |
الْعَارِفَةِ al-ʕārifati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَارِفَيْن ʕārifayn |
الْعَارِفَيْن al-ʕārifayn |
عَارِفَتَيْن ʕārifatayn |
الْعَارِفَتَيْن al-ʕārifatayn |
| Nominative | عَارِفَانِ ʕārifāni |
الْعَارِفَانِ al-ʕārifāni |
عَارِفَتَانِ ʕārifatāni |
الْعَارِفَتَانِ al-ʕārifatāni |
| Accusative | عَارِفَيْنِ ʕārifayni |
الْعَارِفَيْنِ al-ʕārifayni |
عَارِفَتَيْنِ ʕārifatayni |
الْعَارِفَتَيْنِ al-ʕārifatayni |
| Genitive | عَارِفَيْنِ ʕārifayni |
الْعَارِفَيْنِ al-ʕārifayni |
عَارِفَتَيْنِ ʕārifatayni |
الْعَارِفَتَيْنِ al-ʕārifatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَارِفِين ʕārifīn |
الْعَارِفِين al-ʕārifīn |
عَارِفَات; عَوَارِف ʕārifāt; ʕawārif |
الْعَارِفَات; الْعَوَارِف al-ʕārifāt; al-ʕawārif |
| Nominative | عَارِفُونَ ʕārifūna |
الْعَارِفُونَ al-ʕārifūna |
عَارِفَاتٌ; عَوَارِفُ ʕārifātun; ʕawārifu |
الْعَارِفَاتُ; الْعَوَارِفُ al-ʕārifātu; al-ʕawārifu |
| Accusative | عَارِفِينَ ʕārifīna |
الْعَارِفِينَ al-ʕārifīna |
عَارِفَاتٍ; عَوَارِفَ ʕārifātin; ʕawārifa |
الْعَارِفَاتِ; الْعَوَارِفَ al-ʕārifāti; al-ʕawārifa |
| Genitive | عَارِفِينَ ʕārifīna |
الْعَارِفِينَ al-ʕārifīna |
عَارِفَاتٍ; عَوَارِفَ ʕārifātin; ʕawārifa |
الْعَارِفَاتِ; الْعَوَارِفِ al-ʕārifāti; al-ʕawārifi |
Noun
عَارِف • (ʕārif) m (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa))
Declension
Declension of noun عَارِف (ʕārif)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَارِف ʕārif |
الْعَارِف al-ʕārif |
عَارِف ʕārif |
عَارِفَة ʕārifa |
الْعَارِفَة al-ʕārifa |
عَارِفَة ʕārifat |
| Nominative | عَارِفٌ ʕārifun |
الْعَارِفُ al-ʕārifu |
عَارِفُ ʕārifu |
عَارِفَةٌ ʕārifatun |
الْعَارِفَةُ al-ʕārifatu |
عَارِفَةُ ʕārifatu |
| Accusative | عَارِفًا ʕārifan |
الْعَارِفَ al-ʕārifa |
عَارِفَ ʕārifa |
عَارِفَةً ʕārifatan |
الْعَارِفَةَ al-ʕārifata |
عَارِفَةَ ʕārifata |
| Genitive | عَارِفٍ ʕārifin |
الْعَارِفِ al-ʕārifi |
عَارِفِ ʕārifi |
عَارِفَةٍ ʕārifatin |
الْعَارِفَةِ al-ʕārifati |
عَارِفَةِ ʕārifati |
Derived terms
- عَارِف بِالله (ʕārif bi-l-lāh)
Descendants
- → Bashkir: Ғариф (Ğarif)
- → Classical Malay: عاريف (arif)
- → Old Anatolian Turkish: عَارِفْ ('ārif)
- → Persian: عارف ('âref)
- → Tajik: ориф (orif), Ориф (Orif)
- → Tatar: Гариф (Ğarif)
- → Uzbek: orif, Orif
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Adjective
عارف • (ʕārif) (feminine عارفة (ʕarfa), masculine plural عارفين (ʕarfīn))
- knowing
- انتو عارفين انا مين.
- intu ʕarfīn ʔana mīn.
- You (pl.) know who I am.
Old Anatolian Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif). [1]
Adjective
عَارِفْ ('ārif)
Descendants
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “arif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish عَارِفْ ('ārif), which was borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).
Adjective
عارف • (arif)
Proper noun
عارف • (arif)
- a male given name, Arif, from Arabic
Descendants
References
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ārif |
| Dari reading? | ārif |
| Iranian reading? | âref |
| Tajik reading? | orif |
Noun
| Dari | عارف |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ориф |
عارف • ('âref) (plural عارفان ('ârefân) or عارفها ('âref-hâ) or عرفا ('orafâ))
Proper noun
| Dari | عارف |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Ориф |
عارف • ('âref)
- a male given name, Aref, from Arabic
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ف |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Participle
عارف • (ʕāref) (feminine عارفة (ʕārfe), common plural عارفين (ʕārfīn))
- active participle of عرف (ʕirif, “to know”)