عرف

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ra.fa/
  • (file)

Verb

عَرَفَ (ʕarafa) I, non-past يَعْرِفُ‎ (yaʕrifu) (transitive)

  1. to be familiar with (a person, a place, a piece of news or information, and so on); to know
    Synonym: خَبُرَ (ḵabura)
    Antonyms: أَنْكَرَ (ʔankara), جَهِلَ (jahila)
    Coordinate terms: عَلِمَ (ʕalima), دَرَى (darā)
    هَلْ تَعْرِفُهَا؟
    hal taʕrifuhā?
    Do you know her?
    أَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَرَسَتِ الْحُقُوقَ.
    ʔaʕrifu ʔannahā darasati l-ḥuqūqa.
    I know that she studied law.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:58:
      وَجَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنْكِرُونَ
      wajāʔa ʔiḵwatu yūsufa fadaḵalū ʕalayhi faʕarafahum wahum lahu munkirūna
      Then Joseph's brothers came in, and he knew them, while they did not recall him.
  2. to be familiar with (a skill or profession); to be experienced in; to be proficient at or in; can
    Synonym: أَجَادَ (ʔajāda, to excel at)
    هُوَ عَارِفٌ بِالْيَابَانِيَّةِ
    huwa ʕārifun bi-l-yābāniyyati
    He is proficient in Japanese.
    أَعْرِفُ الْعَزْفَ وَالْغِنَاءَ.
    ʔaʕrifu al-ʕazfa wālḡināʔa.
    I know how to sing and play music.
    هُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ السِّبَاحَةَ.
    hum lā yaʕrifūna as-sibāḥata.
    They cannot swim.
  3. to recognise (a person, a place, and so on); to identify; to recall
    Synonym: تَذَكَّرَ (taḏakkara, to remember)
    .أَرَيْتُهَا صُورَتَهُ فَلَمْ تَعْرِفْهُ
    .ʔaraytuhā ṣūratahu falam taʕrifhu
    I showed her his picture, but she could not recognize him.
  4. to become aware of; to find out
    Synonym: أَدْرَكَ (ʔadraka)
    فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ كاذِبٌ.
    faʕaraftu ʔannahu kāḏibun.
    That is when I knew he was lying.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa) II, non-past يُعَرِّفُ‎ (yuʕarrifu)

  1. (transitive) to define
  2. (ditransitive) to tell about, to inform of, to make aware of; to acquaint with, to introduce to
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

عُرْف (ʕurfm (plural أَعْرَاف (ʔaʕrāf)) (countable)

  1. a practice that is widely known somewhere or in some group; a convention; custom; a tradition
    Synonym: سُنَّة (sunna, a characteristic practice, especially one that is popularized or enforced)
  2. the crest or comb of a rooster, a cockscomb
    1. any tuftlike protuberance; an outgrowth
      Synonym: نُتُوء (nutūʔ, a protrusion; a projection; a protuberance)
    2. (uncommon) the forelock of a horse
Descendants
  • Northern Kurdish: urf
  • Ottoman Turkish: عرف (ʿörf)
    > Turkish: örf (inherited)
  • Uyghur: ئۇرپ (urp)
  • Uzbek: urf

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

عَرْف (ʕarfm

  1. scent, aroma
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
  • Mace, John (2007) “عرف”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

عرف (ʕirif) I (non-past يعرف (yiʕraf))

  1. to know
  2. to recognize, to distinguish
  3. to discover, to find out
  4. to show consideration for
  5. to have the ability, to be able
    للأسف معرفتش أصور في الحفلة.
    li-l-ʔasaf ma-ʕriftiš ʔaṣawwir fi-l-ḥafla
    Unfortunately I couldn't film in the party.
  6. to be familiar with; to be proficient in; to be conversant with

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

عِرِف (ʕirif) I (non-past يِعْرِف (yiʕrif))

  1. to know
    Synonym: دِري (diri)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عرف (ʕirif)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عرفت (ʕirift) عرفت (ʕirift) عرف (ʕirif) عرفنا (ʕirifna) عرفتوا (ʕiriftu) عرفوا (ʕirfu)
f عرفتي (ʕirifti) عرفت (ʕirfat)
non-past m أعرف (ʔaʕrif) تعرف (tiʕrif) يعرف (yiʕrif) نعرف (niʕrif) تعرفوا (tiʕrifu) يعرفوا (yiʕrifu)
f تعرفي (tiʕrifi) تعرف (tiʕrif)
imperative m اعرف (aʕrif) اعرفوا (aʕrifu)
f اعرفي (aʕrifi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

عَرَّف (ʕarraf) II (non-past يِعَرِّف (yiʕarrif))

  1. to inform, to let know
    Synonyms: بَلَّغ (ballaḡ), دَرَّى (darra)
  2. to introduce (someone)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عرف (ʕarraf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عرفت (ʕarraft) عرفت (ʕarraft) عرف (ʕarraf) عرفنا (ʕarrafna) عرفتوا (ʕarraftu) عرفوا (ʕarrafu)
f عرفتي (ʕarrafti) عرفت (ʕarrafat)
non-past m أعرف (ʔaʕarrif) تعرف (tiʕarrif) يعرف (yiʕarrif) نعرف (niʕarrif) تعرفوا (tiʕarrifu) يعرفوا (yiʕarrifu)
f تعرفي (tiʕarrifi) تعرف (tiʕarrif)
imperative m عرف (ʕarrif) عرفوا (ʕarrifu)
f عرفي (ʕarrifi)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف
1 term

From Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

عرف (ʕraf) I (non-past يعرف (yiʕraf))

  1. to know

Conjugation

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

عرف (ʕirif) I (present بعرف (biʕrif), active participle عارف (ʕāref))

  1. to know
    لو عرفت، كنت قلتلّك.
    law ʕrift, kunt ʔoltillak.
    If I had known, I would have told you.
    ما بعرف وين البنك.
    baʕref wēn il-bank.
    I don't know where the bank is.
    بتعرفو تسبحو؟
    btiʕrefu tisbaḥu?
    Do you know how to swim?
Usage notes
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عرف (ʕirif)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عرفت (ʕrift) عرفت (ʕrift) عرف (ʕirif) عرفنا (ʕrifna) عرفتو (ʕriftu) عرفو (ʕirfu)
f عرفتي (ʕrifti) عرفت (ʕirfat)
present m بعرف (baʕrif) بتعرف (btiʕrif) بعرف (biʕrif) منعرف (mniʕrif) بتعرفو (btiʕrifu) بعرفو (biʕrifu)
f بتعرفي (btiʕrifi) بتعرف (btiʕrif)
subjunctive m أعرف (ʔaʕrif) تعرف (tiʕrif) يعرف (yiʕrif) نعرف (niʕrif) تعرفو (tiʕrifu) يعرفو (yiʕrifu)
f تعرفي (tiʕrifi) تعرف (tiʕrif)
imperative m اعرف (iʕrif) اعرفو (iʕrifu)
f اعرفي (iʕrifi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

عرّف (ʕarraf) II (present بعرّف (biʕarref))

  1. to inform, to let know
    Synonyms: خبّر (ḵabbar), بلّغ (ballaḡ)
  2. to introduce (someone)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of عرّف (ʕarraf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عرّفت (ʕarraft) عرّفت (ʕarraft) عرّف (ʕarraf) عرّفنا (ʕarrafna) عرّفتو (ʕarraftu) عرّفو (ʕarrafu)
f عرّفتي (ʕarrafti) عرّفت (ʕarrafat)
present m بعرّف (baʕarref) بتعرّف (bitʕarref) بعرّف (biʕarref) منعرّف (minʕarref) بتعرّفو (bitʕarrfu) بعرّفو (biʕarrfu)
f بتعرّفي (bitʕarrfi) بتعرّف (bitʕarref)
subjunctive m اعرّف (aʕarref) تعرّف (tʕarref) يعرّف (yʕarref) نعرّف (nʕarref) تعرّفو (tʕarrfu) يعرّفو (yʕarrfu)
f تعرّفي (tʕarrfi) تعرّف (tʕarref)
imperative m عرّف (ʕarref) عرّفو (ʕarrfu)
f عرّفي (ʕarrfi)