arif

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

arif (comparative daha arif, superlative ən arif)

1. wise, knowledgeable; clever

• “arif” in Obastan.com.

From Persian حرف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). The loss of the initial /ħ/ (in the Arabic word) or /h/ (in the Persian) is because these sounds have no close analogue in Crimean Tatar (the latter's /ɦ/ being too "soft"). The epenthetic introduction of the /i/ is because Crimean Tatar does not allow the word-final consonant cluster /rf/.

arif

1. letter (of the alphabet), character (written or printed symbol or letter)

• “arif”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

From Malay arif, from Classical Malay عاريف (arif), from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈarɪf/
• Rhymes: -arɪf, -rɪf, -ɪf, -f
• Hyphenation: arif

arif (comparative lebih arif, superlative paling arif)

1. learned

   Synonyms: paham, berilmu

2. intelligent

   Synonyms: pandai, berilmu

3. wise

   Synonyms: bijaksana, cerdik

4. understand

   Synonym: paham

• “arif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Ottoman Turkish عارف (ârif), from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

arif

1. enlightened, sagacious, wise, knowing, intellectual