عراف
See also: عراق
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ف (ʕ r f) |
| 16 terms |
From عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕar.raːf/
Noun
عَرَّاف • (ʕarrāf) m (plural عَرَّافُونَ (ʕarrāfūna))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَرَّاف ʕarrāf |
الْعَرَّاف al-ʕarrāf |
عَرَّاف ʕarrāf |
| nominative | عَرَّافٌ ʕarrāfun |
الْعَرَّافُ al-ʕarrāfu |
عَرَّافُ ʕarrāfu |
| accusative | عَرَّافًا ʕarrāfan |
الْعَرَّافَ al-ʕarrāfa |
عَرَّافَ ʕarrāfa |
| genitive | عَرَّافٍ ʕarrāfin |
الْعَرَّافِ al-ʕarrāfi |
عَرَّافِ ʕarrāfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عَرَّافَيْن ʕarrāfayn |
الْعَرَّافَيْن al-ʕarrāfayn |
عَرَّافَيْ ʕarrāfay |
| nominative | عَرَّافَانِ ʕarrāfāni |
الْعَرَّافَانِ al-ʕarrāfāni |
عَرَّافَا ʕarrāfā |
| accusative | عَرَّافَيْنِ ʕarrāfayni |
الْعَرَّافَيْنِ al-ʕarrāfayni |
عَرَّافَيْ ʕarrāfay |
| genitive | عَرَّافَيْنِ ʕarrāfayni |
الْعَرَّافَيْنِ al-ʕarrāfayni |
عَرَّافَيْ ʕarrāfay |
| plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَرَّافِين ʕarrāfīn |
الْعَرَّافِين al-ʕarrāfīn |
عَرَّافِي ʕarrāfī |
| nominative | عَرَّافُونَ ʕarrāfūna |
الْعَرَّافُونَ al-ʕarrāfūna |
عَرَّافُو ʕarrāfū |
| accusative | عَرَّافِينَ ʕarrāfīna |
الْعَرَّافِينَ al-ʕarrāfīna |
عَرَّافِي ʕarrāfī |
| genitive | عَرَّافِينَ ʕarrāfīna |
الْعَرَّافِينَ al-ʕarrāfīna |
عَرَّافِي ʕarrāfī |
Related terms
- عِرَافَة (ʕirāfa)
Descendants
- → Persian: عَرَّاف (arrâf)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaɾ.ˈɾaːf/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæɹ.ɹɒːf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.ɾɔf]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | arrāf |
| Dari reading? | arrāf |
| Iranian reading? | arrâf |
| Tajik reading? | 'arrof |
Noun
عراف • (arrāf / arrâf) (Tajik spelling арроф)
- diviner, fortuneteller
- Synonym: اخترگوی (axtargôy)
- (dialectal) squaller, bawler, or somebody of impudent manners
- Synonym: کولی (kowli)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عراف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 10 Nr. 22