عراف

See also: عراق

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

From عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕar.raːf/

Noun

عَرَّاف • (ʕarrāf) m (plural عَرَّافُونَ (ʕarrāfūna))

1. diviner, fortuneteller

Declension

Declension of noun عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf)

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.ɾɑːf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɔːf]

• (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 • (arrâf)

1. diviner, fortuneteller

   Synonym: اخترگوی (axtargôy)

2. (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