عارف

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Derived from the active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.rif/
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Adjective

عَارِف • (ʕārif) (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa), masculine plural عَارِفُونَ (ʕārifūna), feminine plural عَارِفَات (ʕārifāt) or عَوَارِف (ʕawārif), elative أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf))

  1. knowing
  2. 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))

  1. expert, connoisseur
  2. (Tunisia) master

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

Descendants

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

From Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

عارف • (ʕārif) (feminine عارفة (ʕarfa), masculine plural عارفين (ʕarfīn))

  1. knowing
    انتو عارفين انا مين.
    intu ʕarfīn ʔana mīn.
    You (pl.) know who I am.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

عارف • (arif)

  1. knowing, versed, skilled; an expert; especially, an adept in divine or mystical matters

Proper noun

عارف • (arif)

  1. a male given name, Arif, from Arabic

Descendants

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عارف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation

 

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))

  1. mystic, especially a sufi mystic

Proper noun

Dari عارف
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ориф

عارف • ('âref)

  1. a male given name, Aref, from Arabic

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation

Participle

عارف • (ʕāref) (feminine عارفة (ʕārfe), common plural عارفين (ʕārfīn))

  1. active participle of عرف (ʕirif, “to know”)
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