تعرف

See also: تعرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

تَعَرَّفَ • (taʕarrafa) V (non-past يَتَعَرَّفُ (yataʕarrafu), verbal noun تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf))

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

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

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

References

• Mace, John (2007) “تعرف”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

تَعَرُّف • (taʕarruf) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَرُّف taʕarruf	التَّعَرُّف at-taʕarruf	تَعَرُّف taʕarruf
Nominative	تَعَرُّفٌ taʕarrufun	التَّعَرُّفُ at-taʕarrufu	تَعَرُّفُ taʕarrufu
Accusative	تَعَرُّفًا taʕarrufan	التَّعَرُّفَ at-taʕarrufa	تَعَرُّفَ taʕarrufa
Genitive	تَعَرُّفٍ taʕarrufin	التَّعَرُّفِ at-taʕarrufi	تَعَرُّفِ taʕarrufi

Etymology 3

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Etymology 4

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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