عارف

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Derived from the active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.rif/
  • Audio(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
Declension of adjective عَارِف (ʕārif)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَارِف
ʕārif		 الْعَارِف
al-ʕārif		 عَارِفَة
ʕārifa		 الْعَارِفَة
al-ʕārifa
Nominative عَارِفٌ
ʕārifun		 الْعَارِفُ
al-ʕārifu		 عَارِفَةٌ
ʕārifatun		 الْعَارِفَةُ
al-ʕārifatu
Accusative عَارِفًا
ʕārifan		 الْعَارِفَ
al-ʕārifa		 عَارِفَةً
ʕārifatan		 الْعَارِفَةَ
al-ʕārifata
Genitive عَارِفٍ
ʕārifin		 الْعَارِفِ
al-ʕārifi		 عَارِفَةٍ
ʕārifatin		 الْعَارِفَةِ
al-ʕārifati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَارِفَيْن
ʕārifayn		 الْعَارِفَيْن
al-ʕārifayn		 عَارِفَتَيْن
ʕārifatayn		 الْعَارِفَتَيْن
al-ʕārifatayn
Nominative عَارِفَانِ
ʕārifāni		 الْعَارِفَانِ
al-ʕārifāni		 عَارِفَتَانِ
ʕārifatāni		 الْعَارِفَتَانِ
al-ʕārifatāni
Accusative عَارِفَيْنِ
ʕārifayni		 الْعَارِفَيْنِ
al-ʕārifayni		 عَارِفَتَيْنِ
ʕārifatayni		 الْعَارِفَتَيْنِ
al-ʕārifatayni
Genitive عَارِفَيْنِ
ʕārifayni		 الْعَارِفَيْنِ
al-ʕārifayni		 عَارِفَتَيْنِ
ʕārifatayni		 الْعَارِفَتَيْنِ
al-ʕārifatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَارِفِين
ʕārifīn		 الْعَارِفِين
al-ʕārifīn		 عَارِفَات‎; عَوَارِف
ʕārifāt‎; ʕawārif		 الْعَارِفَات‎; الْعَوَارِف
al-ʕārifāt‎; al-ʕawārif
Nominative عَارِفُونَ
ʕārifūna		 الْعَارِفُونَ
al-ʕārifūna		 عَارِفَاتٌ‎; عَوَارِفُ
ʕārifātun‎; ʕawārifu		 الْعَارِفَاتُ‎; الْعَوَارِفُ
al-ʕārifātu‎; al-ʕawārifu
Accusative عَارِفِينَ
ʕārifīna		 الْعَارِفِينَ
al-ʕārifīna		 عَارِفَاتٍ‎; عَوَارِفَ
ʕārifātin‎; ʕawārifa		 الْعَارِفَاتِ‎; الْعَوَارِفَ
al-ʕārifāti‎; al-ʕawārifa
Genitive عَارِفِينَ
ʕārifīna		 الْعَارِفِينَ
al-ʕārifīna		 عَارِفَاتٍ‎; عَوَارِفَ
ʕārifātin‎; ʕawārifa		 الْعَارِفَاتِ‎; الْعَوَارِفِ
al-ʕārifāti‎; al-ʕawārifi

Noun

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

  1. expert, connoisseur
  2. (Tunisia) master

Declension
Declension of noun عَارِف (ʕārif)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَارِف
ʕārif		 الْعَارِف
al-ʕārif		 عَارِف
ʕārif		 عَارِفَة
ʕārifa		 الْعَارِفَة
al-ʕārifa		 عَارِفَة
ʕārifat
Nominative عَارِفٌ
ʕārifun		 الْعَارِفُ
al-ʕārifu		 عَارِفُ
ʕārifu		 عَارِفَةٌ
ʕārifatun		 الْعَارِفَةُ
al-ʕārifatu		 عَارِفَةُ
ʕārifatu
Accusative عَارِفًا
ʕārifan		 الْعَارِفَ
al-ʕārifa		 عَارِفَ
ʕārifa		 عَارِفَةً
ʕārifatan		 الْعَارِفَةَ
al-ʕārifata		 عَارِفَةَ
ʕārifata
Genitive عَارِفٍ
ʕārifin		 الْعَارِفِ
al-ʕārifi		 عَارِفِ
ʕārifi		 عَارِفَةٍ
ʕārifatin		 الْعَارِفَةِ
al-ʕārifati		 عَارِفَةِ
ʕārifati

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

From Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

عارف • (ʕārif) (feminine عارفة (ʕarfa), masculine plural عارفين (ʕarfīn))

  1. knowing
    انتو عارفين انا مين.
    intu ʕarfīn ʔana mīn.
    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, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ɾɪ́f]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.ɾɪ́f]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.ɾíf]

Readings
Classical reading? ārif
Dari reading? ārif
Iranian reading? âref
Tajik reading? orif

Noun
Dari عارف
Iranian Persian
Tajik ориф

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

عارف • ('âref)

  1. a male given name, Aref, from Arabic

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ع ر ف
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.rif/, [ˈʕæː.rɪf]
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Participle

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

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