تعرف

See also: تعرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ر ف‏ (ʿ-r-f); compare عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

تَعَرَّفَ • (taʿarrafa) V, non-past يَتَعَرَّفُ‏‎ (yataʿarrafu)

1. to become acquainted (بِ‏ (bi) or إِلَى‏ (ʾilā) with someone), to meet

   ‏تَعَرَّفْنَا فِي الْجَامِعَة.‏‎ ― taʿarrafnā fī l-jāmiʿat. ― We got to know each other in college.

2. to recognize (عَلَى‏ (ʿalā) someone)
3. (transitive) to trace, to discover

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَرَّفَ

(form-V sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعَرُّف taʿarruf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَرِّف‏ mutaʿarrif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَعَرَّف‏ mutaʿarraf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَرَّفْتُ‏ taʿarraftu	تَعَرَّفْتَ‏ taʿarrafta	تَعَرَّفَ taʿarrafa		تَعَرَّفْتُمَا‏ taʿarraftumā	تَعَرَّفَا‏ taʿarrafā		تَعَرَّفْنَا‏ taʿarrafnā	تَعَرَّفْتُمْ‏ taʿarraftum	تَعَرَّفُوا‏ taʿarrafū
	f		تَعَرَّفْتِ‏ taʿarrafti	تَعَرَّفَتْ‏ taʿarrafat			تَعَرَّفَتَا‏ taʿarrafatā			تَعَرَّفْتُنَّ‏ taʿarraftunna	تَعَرَّفْنَ‏ taʿarrafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَتَعَرَّفُ‏ ʾataʿarrafu	تَتَعَرَّفُ‏ tataʿarrafu	يَتَعَرَّفُ‏ yataʿarrafu		تَتَعَرَّفَانِ‏ tataʿarrafāni	يَتَعَرَّفَانِ‏ yataʿarrafāni		نَتَعَرَّفُ‏ nataʿarrafu	تَتَعَرَّفُونَ‏ tataʿarrafūna	يَتَعَرَّفُونَ‏ yataʿarrafūna
	f		تَتَعَرَّفِينَ‏ tataʿarrafīna	تَتَعَرَّفُ‏ tataʿarrafu			تَتَعَرَّفَانِ‏ tataʿarrafāni			تَتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ tataʿarrafna	يَتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ yataʿarrafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَرَّفَ‏ ʾataʿarrafa	تَتَعَرَّفَ‏ tataʿarrafa	يَتَعَرَّفَ‏ yataʿarrafa		تَتَعَرَّفَا‏ tataʿarrafā	يَتَعَرَّفَا‏ yataʿarrafā		نَتَعَرَّفَ‏ nataʿarrafa	تَتَعَرَّفُوا‏ tataʿarrafū	يَتَعَرَّفُوا‏ yataʿarrafū
	f		تَتَعَرَّفِي‏ tataʿarrafī	تَتَعَرَّفَ‏ tataʿarrafa			تَتَعَرَّفَا‏ tataʿarrafā			تَتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ tataʿarrafna	يَتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ yataʿarrafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَرَّفْ‏ ʾataʿarraf	تَتَعَرَّفْ‏ tataʿarraf	يَتَعَرَّفْ‏ yataʿarraf		تَتَعَرَّفَا‏ tataʿarrafā	يَتَعَرَّفَا‏ yataʿarrafā		نَتَعَرَّفْ‏ nataʿarraf	تَتَعَرَّفُوا‏ tataʿarrafū	يَتَعَرَّفُوا‏ yataʿarrafū
	f		تَتَعَرَّفِي‏ tataʿarrafī	تَتَعَرَّفْ‏ tataʿarraf			تَتَعَرَّفَا‏ tataʿarrafā			تَتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ tataʿarrafna	يَتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ yataʿarrafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَرَّفْ taʿarraf			تَعَرَّفَا‏ taʿarrafā				تَعَرَّفُوا‏ taʿarrafū
	f		تَعَرَّفِي‏ taʿarrafī							تَعَرَّفْنَ‏ taʿarrafna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُعُرِّفْتُ‏ tuʿurriftu	تُعُرِّفْتَ‏ tuʿurrifta	تُعُرِّفَ tuʿurrifa		تُعُرِّفْتُمَا‏ tuʿurriftumā	تُعُرِّفَا‏ tuʿurrifā		تُعُرِّفْنَا‏ tuʿurrifnā	تُعُرِّفْتُمْ‏ tuʿurriftum	تُعُرِّفُوا‏ tuʿurrifū
	f		تُعُرِّفْتِ‏ tuʿurrifti	تُعُرِّفَتْ‏ tuʿurrifat			تُعُرِّفَتَا‏ tuʿurrifatā			تُعُرِّفْتُنَّ‏ tuʿurriftunna	تُعُرِّفْنَ‏ tuʿurrifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُتَعَرَّفُ‏ ʾutaʿarrafu	تُتَعَرَّفُ‏ tutaʿarrafu	يُتَعَرَّفُ‏ yutaʿarrafu		تُتَعَرَّفَانِ‏ tutaʿarrafāni	يُتَعَرَّفَانِ‏ yutaʿarrafāni		نُتَعَرَّفُ‏ nutaʿarrafu	تُتَعَرَّفُونَ‏ tutaʿarrafūna	يُتَعَرَّفُونَ‏ yutaʿarrafūna
	f		تُتَعَرَّفِينَ‏ tutaʿarrafīna	تُتَعَرَّفُ‏ tutaʿarrafu			تُتَعَرَّفَانِ‏ tutaʿarrafāni			تُتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ tutaʿarrafna	يُتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ yutaʿarrafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَعَرَّفَ‏ ʾutaʿarrafa	تُتَعَرَّفَ‏ tutaʿarrafa	يُتَعَرَّفَ‏ yutaʿarrafa		تُتَعَرَّفَا‏ tutaʿarrafā	يُتَعَرَّفَا‏ yutaʿarrafā		نُتَعَرَّفَ‏ nutaʿarrafa	تُتَعَرَّفُوا‏ tutaʿarrafū	يُتَعَرَّفُوا‏ yutaʿarrafū
	f		تُتَعَرَّفِي‏ tutaʿarrafī	تُتَعَرَّفَ‏ tutaʿarrafa			تُتَعَرَّفَا‏ tutaʿarrafā			تُتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ tutaʿarrafna	يُتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ yutaʿarrafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَعَرَّفْ‏ ʾutaʿarraf	تُتَعَرَّفْ‏ tutaʿarraf	يُتَعَرَّفْ‏ yutaʿarraf		تُتَعَرَّفَا‏ tutaʿarrafā	يُتَعَرَّفَا‏ yutaʿarrafā		نُتَعَرَّفْ‏ nutaʿarraf	تُتَعَرَّفُوا‏ tutaʿarrafū	يُتَعَرَّفُوا‏ yutaʿarrafū
	f		تُتَعَرَّفِي‏ tutaʿarrafī	تُتَعَرَّفْ‏ tutaʿarraf			تُتَعَرَّفَا‏ tutaʿarrafā			تُتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ tutaʿarrafna	يُتَعَرَّفْنَ‏ yutaʿarrafna

References

• “تعرف” in John Mace (2007), Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., ISBN 0-7818-1229-1

Etymology 2

Noun

تَعَرُّف • (taʿarruf) m

1. verbal noun of تَعَرَّفَ (taʿarrafa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَرُّف (taʿarruf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَرُّف taʿarruf	التَّعَرُّف‏ at-taʿarruf	تَعَرُّف taʿarruf
Nominative	تَعَرُّفٌ taʿarrufun	التَّعَرُّفُ‏ at-taʿarrufu	تَعَرُّفُ taʿarrufu
Accusative	تَعَرُّفًا‏ taʿarrufan	التَّعَرُّفَ‏ at-taʿarrufa	تَعَرُّفَ taʿarrufa
Genitive	تَعَرُّفٍ taʿarrufin	التَّعَرُّفِ‏ at-taʿarrufi	تَعَرُّفِ taʿarrufi

Etymology 3

Verb

تَعْرِفُ • (taʿrifu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)

Verb

تَعْرِفَ • (taʿrifa) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)

Verb

تَعْرِفْ • (taʿrif) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)

Verb

تُعْرَفُ • (tuʿrafu) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)

Verb

تُعْرَفَ • (tuʿrafa) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)

Verb

تُعْرَفْ • (tuʿraf) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ‏ (ʿarafa)

Etymology 4

Verb

تُعَرِّفُ • (tuʿarrifu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرِّفَ • (tuʿarrifa) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرِّفْ • (tuʿarrif) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرَّفُ • (tuʿarrafu) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرَّفَ • (tuʿarrafa) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرَّفْ • (tuʿarraf) (form II)

1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ‏ (ʿarrafa)