عرفان
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Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ف (ʕ r f) |
| 16 terms |
Pronunciation
Noun
عِرْفَان • (ʕirfān) m
- verbal noun of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa) (form I)
- knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
- gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
- mysticism
- Islamic mysticism
Declension
Declension of noun عِرْفَان (ʕirfān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عِرْفَان ʕirfān |
الْعِرْفَان al-ʕirfān |
عِرْفَان ʕirfān |
| Nominative | عِرْفَانٌ ʕirfānun |
الْعِرْفَانُ al-ʕirfānu |
عِرْفَانُ ʕirfānu |
| Accusative | عِرْفَانًا ʕirfānan |
الْعِرْفَانَ al-ʕirfāna |
عِرْفَانَ ʕirfāna |
| Genitive | عِرْفَانٍ ʕirfānin |
الْعِرْفَانِ al-ʕirfāni |
عِرْفَانِ ʕirfāni |
Derived terms
- عِرْفَانِيَّة (ʕirfāniyya)
- عِرْفَانِيّ (ʕirfāniyy)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: ürfan
- → Bengali: ইরফান (irphan)
- → Persian: عرفان ('erfân)
- → Ottoman Turkish: عرفان (irfān)
- → Turkish: irfan
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | irfān |
| Dari reading? | irfān |
| Iranian reading? | erfân |
| Tajik reading? | irfon |
Noun
| Dari | عرفان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ирфон |
عرفان • ('erfân)
- knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
- gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
- mysticism
- Islamic mysticism
Proper noun
| Dari | عرفان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Ирфон |
عرفان • ('erfân)
- a male given name, Erfan, from Arabic.
Derived terms
- عرفانی ('erfâni)