عارف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ r f)
16 terms

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))

knowing
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
dual	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))

expert, connoisseur
(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

عَارِف بِالله (ʕārif bi-l-lāh)

Descendants

→ Bashkir: Ғариф (Ğarif)
→ Classical Malay: عاريف (arif)
- → Malay: arif
  - → Indonesian: arif
→ Old Anatolian Turkish: عَارِفْ ('ārif)
- Azerbaijani: arif, Arif
- Gagauz: aarif
- Ottoman Turkish: عارف (arif)
  - Turkish: arif, Arif
  - → Albanian: 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))

knowing
انتو عارفين انا مين. ― intu ʕarfīn ʔana mīn. ― You (pl.) know who I am.

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif). ^[1]

Adjective

عَارِفْ • ('ārif)

wise, skilled, knowledgeable, expert

Descendants

Azerbaijani: arif, Arif
Gagauz: aarif
Ottoman Turkish: عارف (arif, Arif)
- Turkish: arif, Arif

References

^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “arif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish عَارِفْ ('ārif), which was borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

عارف • (arif)

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

Proper noun

عارف • (arif)

a male given name, Arif, from Arabic

Descendants

Turkish: arif, Arif
→ Albanian: Arif

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عارف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ˈɾif/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ɹéf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɾíf]

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

Noun


Iranian Persian	عارف
Dari	عارف
Tajik	ориф

عارف • ('âref) (plural عارفان, or عارف‌ها, or عرفا ('orafâ))

mystic, especially a sufi mystic

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	عارف
Dari	عارف
Tajik	Ориф

عارف • ('âref)

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))

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

[1] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “arif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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