معروف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَرَفَ‎ (ʕarafa, “know”), verb form I from the root ع ر ف‎ (ʕ-r-f).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maʕ.ruːf/

Adjective

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

  1. known
  2. recognized
  3. conventional
  4. decent
  5. fair
  6. adequate
  7. good
  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
  • → Ottoman Turkish: معروف‎ (maruf)
  • → Persian: معروف‎ (ma'ruf)
  • → Swahili: maarufu
  • → Urdu: معروف‎
  • → Uzbek: maʼruf

Noun

مَعْرُوف • (maʕrūf) m

  1. beneficence
  2. benefice
  3. decency

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
  • (Dari): IPA(key): /maʔɾuːf/

Adjective
Dari معروف
Iranian Persian
Tajik маъруф (maʾruf)

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

  1. famous, renowned
    Synonym: مشهور‎ (mašhur)

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

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْرُوف‎ (maʕrūf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maʕ.ruːf/, [maʕˈruːf]
  • 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), itself from Arabic مَعْرُوف‎ (maʕrūf).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɑː.ɾuːf/, /mə.(ʔ)ɾuːf/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /mɑː.ɾuːf/, /mə.(ʔ)ɾuːf/
  • Rhymes: -uːf
  • Hyphenation: مَعْ‧رُوف

Adjective

مَعْرُوف • (maʻrūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मारूफ़)

  1. famous, renowned
    Synonym: مشہور‎ (maśhūr)

References
  • “معروف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “معروف”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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