عريف

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Compare عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, to know).

Adjective[edit]

عَرِيف (ʕarīf) (masculine plural عُرَفَاء (ʕurafāʔ), elative أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf))

  1. knowing, cognizant, aware

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

عَرِيف (ʕarīfm (plural عُرَفَاء (ʕurafāʔ))

  1. expert, authority, specialist
  2. teaching assistant, class monitor
  3. (military, Iraq) sergeant
  4. (military, Egypt, Syria) corporal
  5. teacher, choir leader

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: ərif
  • Bengali: আরিফ (ariph)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عریف (arif)
  • Persian: عریف ('arif)