ع ر ف

See also: عرف, غرف, عرق, غرق, ع ز ف, ع ر ق, and غ ر ق

Arabic

Root

ع ر ف • (ʕ-r-f)

1. related to knowledge and awareness

Antonyms

• ن ك ر (n k r)

Derived terms

• Form I: عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”)
  • Verbal noun: عِرْفَان (ʕirfān), مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa)
  • Active participle: عَارِف (ʕārif)
  • Passive participle: مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
• Form II: عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa, “to inform or define”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “information or definition”)
  • Active participle: مُعَرِّف (muʕarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُعَرَّف (muʕarraf)
• Form III: عَارَفَ (ʕārafa)
  • Verbal noun: مُعَارَفَة (muʕārafa), عِرَاف ( ʕirāf)
  • Active participle: مُعَارِف (muʕārif)
  • Passive participle: مُعَارَف (muʕāraf)
• Form IV: أَعْرَفَ (ʔaʕrafa)
  • Verbal noun: إِعْرَاف (ʔiʕrāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرِف (muʕrif)
  • Passive participle: مُعْرَف (muʕraf)
• Form V: تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa, “to recognize”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf)
  • Active participle: مُتَعَرِّف (mutaʕarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَعَرَّف (mutaʕarraf)
• Form VI: تَعَارَفَ (taʕārafa, “to know one another”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعَارُف (taʕāruf)
  • Active participle: مُتَعَارِف (mutaʕārif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَعَارَف (mutaʕāraf)
• Form VII: اِنْعَرَفَ (inʕarafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْعِرَاف (inʕirāf)
  • Active participle: مُنْعَرِف (munʕarif)
• Form VIII: اِعْتَرَفَ (iʕtarafa, “to confess”)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْتِرَاف (iʕtirāf, “confession”)
  • Active participle: مُعْتَرِف (muʕtarif)
  • Passive participle: مُعْتَرَف (muʕtaraf)
• Form IX: اِعْرَفَّ (iʕraffa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِفَاف (iʕrifāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَفّ (muʕraff)
• Form X: اِسْتَعْرَفَ (istaʕrafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْرَاف (istiʕrāf)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَعْرِف (mustaʕrif)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَعْرَف (mustaʕraf)
• Form XI: اِعْرَافَّ (iʕrāffa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِيفَاف (iʕrīfāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَافّ (muʕrāff)
• Form XII: اِعْرَوْرَفَ (iʕrawrafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِيرَاف (iʕrīrāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَوْرِف (muʕrawrif)
• Form XIII: اِعْرَوَّفَ (iʕrawwafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِوَّاف (iʕriwwāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَوِّف (muʕrawwif)
• Form XIV: اِعْرَنْفَفَ (iʕranfafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِنْفَاف (iʕrinfāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَنْفِف (muʕranfif)
• Form XV: اِعْرَنْفَى (iʕranfā)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِنْفَاء (iʕrinfāʔ)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَنْفٍ (muʕranfin)
• عُرْف (ʕurf, “tradition”)
• مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa, “knowledge”)
  • دَائِرَة مَعَارِف (dāʔira(t) maʕārif, “encyclopedia”)
• تَعَارُف (taʕāruf, “taarof”)
• عَرَفَة (ʕarafa)
• عَرَاف (ʕarāf, “fortune-teller”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ع ر ف • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to knowledge and awareness

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form I: عرف (ʕirif, “to know”)
  • Active Participle: عارف (ʕāref)
  • Passive Participle: معروف (maʕrūf, “known, familiar”)
• Form II: عرّف (ʕarraf, “to inform; to introduce”)
  • Noun Form تعريف (taʕrīf, “introduction”)
• Form V: تعرّف (tʕarraf, “to meet; to introduce yourself”)
  • Noun Form: تعرّف (tʕarrof, “aquaintance”)
• Form VIII: اعترف (iʕtaraf, “to recognize; to admit”)
  • Noun Form: اعتراف (iʕtirāf, “confession; recognition”)

Noun

• عرف (ʕurf, “convention, accepted behaviour”)
• عريف (ʕarīf, “monitor, person in charge”)
• معرفة (maʕrife, “knowledge; aquaintance, friend”)
• عرّاف (ʕarrāf, “fortune teller”)
• تعريفة (taʕrīfe, “price list”)