عراف

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ r f)
16 terms

From عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, to know).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَرَّاف (ʕarrāfm (plural عَرَّافُونَ (ʕarrāfūna))

  1. diviner, fortuneteller

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: عَرَّاف (arrâf)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? arrāf
Dari reading? arrāf
Iranian reading? arrâf
Tajik reading? arrof

Noun

عراف (arrâf)

  1. diviner, fortuneteller
    Synonym: اخترگوی (axtargôy)
  2. (dialectal) squaller, bawler, or somebody of impudent manners
    Synonym: کولی (kowli)

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