maruf

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English

Noun

maruf (plural marufs)

  1. Alternative spelling of ma'ruf

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معروف (maruf), from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).

Adjective

maruf

  1. (archaic) known, well known
  2. (Islam, archaic) canonically correct

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معروف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1908
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN