عارف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, to know), from the root ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.rif/
  • (file)

Adjective

عَارِف (ʕārif) (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa), masculine plural عَارِفُونَ (ʕārifūna), feminine plural عَارِفَات (ʕārifāt) or عَوَارِف (ʕawārif), elative أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf))

  1. knowing
  2. acquainted, familiar (بِ (bi) with)

Declension

Noun

عَارِف (ʕārif) m (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa))

  1. expert, connoisseur
  2. (Tunisia) master

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: arif, Arif
  • Bashkir: Ғариф (Ğarif)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عارف (arif)
  • Persian: عارف ('âref)
  • Tajik: ориф (orif), Ориф (Orif)
  • Tatar: Гариф (Ğarif)
  • Uzbek: orif, Orif

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Active participle of عِرِف (ʕirif)

Adjective

عارف (ʿārif) (feminine عارفة (ʿārfa), plural عارفين (ʿārfīn))

  1. knowing
    انتو عارفين انا مين.
    Intu ʿārfīn ana min.
    You (pl.) know who I am.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

عارف (arif)

  1. knowing, versed, skilled; an expert; especially, an adept in divine or mystical matters

Proper noun

عارف (arif)

  1. a male given name, Arif, from Arabic

Descendants

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), عارف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, A. H. Boyajian

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /ɒːɾɪf/

    Noun

    Dari عارف
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ориф (orif)

    عارف ('âref) (plural عارفان ('ârefân) or عارف‌ها ('âref-hâ) or عرفا ('orafâ))

    1. mystic, especially a sufi mystic

    Proper noun

    Dari عارف
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik Ориф (Orif)

    عارف ('âref)

    1. a male given name, Aref, from Arabic

    South Levantine Arabic

    Root
    ع ر ف

    Etymology

    From Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʕaː.rif/, [ˈʕæː.rɪf]
    • (file)

    Participle

    عارف (ʕāref) (feminine عارفة (ʕārfe), common plural عارفين (ʕārfīn))

    1. active participle of عرف (ʕirif, to know)
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