معروف

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Derived from the passive participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “know”), verb form I.

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَعْرُوف • (maʕrūf) (feminine مَعْرُوفَة (maʕrūfa), masculine plural مَعْرُوفُونَ (maʕrūfūna))

  1. known
    مساعدة الجيران في الأوقات الصعبة هي قيمة معروفة.
    Muṣāʿadat al-ǧīrān fī al-ʾawqāt aṣ-ṣuʿbah hī qīmah maʿrūfah.
    Helping neighbors in difficult times is a well-known value.
  2. recognized
  3. conventional
  4. decent
  5. fair
  6. adequate
  7. good
    التساهل والاحترام المتبادل هما علامتان للسلوك المعروف.
    At-tasāhul wal-iḥtirām al-mutabādil humā ʿalāmatān li-s-sulūk al-maʿrūf.
    Tolerance and mutual respect are two signs of good behavior.
  8. pleasant

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْرُوف
maʕrūf 		الْمَعْرُوف
al-maʕrūf 		مَعْرُوفَة
maʕrūfa 		الْمَعْرُوفَة
al-maʕrūfa
Nominative مَعْرُوفٌ
maʕrūfun 		الْمَعْرُوفُ
al-maʕrūfu 		مَعْرُوفَةٌ
maʕrūfatun 		الْمَعْرُوفَةُ
al-maʕrūfatu
Accusative مَعْرُوفًا
maʕrūfan 		الْمَعْرُوفَ
al-maʕrūfa 		مَعْرُوفَةً
maʕrūfatan 		الْمَعْرُوفَةَ
al-maʕrūfata
Genitive مَعْرُوفٍ
maʕrūfin 		الْمَعْرُوفِ
al-maʕrūfi 		مَعْرُوفَةٍ
maʕrūfatin 		الْمَعْرُوفَةِ
al-maʕrūfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْرُوفَيْن
maʕrūfayn 		الْمَعْرُوفَيْن
al-maʕrūfayn 		مَعْرُوفَتَيْن
maʕrūfatayn 		الْمَعْرُوفَتَيْن
al-maʕrūfatayn
Nominative مَعْرُوفَانِ
maʕrūfāni 		الْمَعْرُوفَانِ
al-maʕrūfāni 		مَعْرُوفَتَانِ
maʕrūfatāni 		الْمَعْرُوفَتَانِ
al-maʕrūfatāni
Accusative مَعْرُوفَيْنِ
maʕrūfayni 		الْمَعْرُوفَيْنِ
al-maʕrūfayni 		مَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ
maʕrūfatayni 		الْمَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ
al-maʕrūfatayni
Genitive مَعْرُوفَيْنِ
maʕrūfayni 		الْمَعْرُوفَيْنِ
al-maʕrūfayni 		مَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ
maʕrūfatayni 		الْمَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ
al-maʕrūfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal مَعْرُوفِين
maʕrūfīn 		الْمَعْرُوفِين
al-maʕrūfīn 		مَعْرُوفَات
maʕrūfāt 		الْمَعْرُوفَات
al-maʕrūfāt
Nominative مَعْرُوفُونَ
maʕrūfūna 		الْمَعْرُوفُونَ
al-maʕrūfūna 		مَعْرُوفَاتٌ
maʕrūfātun 		الْمَعْرُوفَاتُ
al-maʕrūfātu
Accusative مَعْرُوفِينَ
maʕrūfīna 		الْمَعْرُوفِينَ
al-maʕrūfīna 		مَعْرُوفَاتٍ
maʕrūfātin 		الْمَعْرُوفَاتِ
al-maʕrūfāti
Genitive مَعْرُوفِينَ
maʕrūfīna 		الْمَعْرُوفِينَ
al-maʕrūfīna 		مَعْرُوفَاتٍ
maʕrūfātin 		الْمَعْرُوفَاتِ
al-maʕrūfāti

Descendants

Noun

مَعْرُوف • (maʕrūf) m

  1. beneficence
  2. benefice
  3. decency
  4. favor

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَعْرُوف
maʕrūf 		الْمَعْرُوف
al-maʕrūf 		مَعْرُوف
maʕrūf
Nominative مَعْرُوفٌ
maʕrūfun 		الْمَعْرُوفُ
al-maʕrūfu 		مَعْرُوفُ
maʕrūfu
Accusative مَعْرُوفًا
maʕrūfan 		الْمَعْرُوفَ
al-maʕrūfa 		مَعْرُوفَ
maʕrūfa
Genitive مَعْرُوفٍ
maʕrūfin 		الْمَعْرُوفِ
al-maʕrūfi 		مَعْرُوفِ
maʕrūfi

Synonyms

Antonyms

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ma'rūf
Dari reading? ma'rūf
Iranian reading? ma'ruf
Tajik reading? maʾruf

Adjective

Dari معروف
Iranian Persian
Tajik маъруф

معروف • (ma'ruf) (comparative معروف‌تَر (ma'ruf-tar), superlative معروف‌تَرین (ma'ruf-tarin))

  1. famous, renowned
    Synonym: مشهور (mašhur)
  2. (Classical Persian, Dari) ma'ruf (vowel); see مَعْرُوف و مَجْهُول (ma'rūf u majhūl).
    Antonym: مجهول (majhul)

Noun

معروف • (ma'ruf)

  1. (Classical Persian, Dari) ma'ruf (vowel); see مَعْرُوف و مَجْهُول (ma'rūf u majhūl).
    Antonym: مجهول (majhul)

Inflection

    Enclitic-attached forms of معروف (ma'ruf)
    Basic forms of معروف (ma'ruf)
bare معروف
(ma'ruf)
ezâfe معروف
(ma'ruf-e)
marked indefinite
or relative definite 		معروفی
(ma'ruf-i)
    Predicative forms of معروف (ma'ruf)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”) 		معروفم
(ma'rufam) 		معروفیم
(ma'rufim)
2nd person
(“you are”) 		معروفی
(ma'rufi) 		معروفید
(ma'rufid)
معروفین △
(ma'rufin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”) 		معروف است
(ma'ruf ast)
معروفه △
(ma'rufe) 		معروفند
(ma'rufand)
معروفن △
(ma'rufan)
△ Colloquial.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.ruːf/,
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

معروف • (maʕrūf) (feminine معروفة (maʕrūfe), common plural معروفين (maʕrūfīn))

  1. known, well-known, familiar

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معروف (ma'rūf), from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَعْرُوف • (ma'rūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मारूफ़)

  1. famous, renowned
    Synonyms: نامِی (nāmī), پْرَکھْیات (prakhyāt), وِکھْیات (vikhyāt), مَشْہُور (maśhūr), مَقْبُول (maqbūl)
  2. evident; known
    Synonym: مَعْلُوم (ma'lūm)
  3. (grammar) active voice
  4. (phonology) a stretched vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters
    Antonym: مَجْہُول (majhūl)
  5. (formal) correct; lawful
    Antonym: مُنْکَر (munkar)

Antonyms

Further reading

  • “معروف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “معروف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “معروف”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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