عرفان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ف‎ (ʕ-r-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕir.faːn/

Noun

عِرْفَان • (ʕirfān) m

verbal noun of عَرَفَ‎ (ʕarafa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عِرْفَان (ʕirfān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
→ Persian: عرفان‎ ('erfân)
→ Turkish: irfan

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِرْفَان‎ (ʕirfān).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ʔiɾfɑːn/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ʔɪɾfɒːn/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ʔeɾfɒːn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /ʔiɾfɔːn/

Noun

عرفان • ('erfân)

knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
mysticism
1. Islamic mysticism

Proper noun

عرفان • ('erfân)

a male given name, Erfan, from Arabic

Derived terms

عرفانی‎ ('erfâni)

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