عارف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”), from the root ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

عَارِف • (ʕārif) (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa), masculine plural عَارِفُونَ (ʕārifūna), feminine plural عَارِفَات (ʕārifāt) or عَوَارِف (ʕawārif), elative أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf))

1. knowing
2. acquainted, familiar (بِ (bi) with)

Declension

Declension of adjective عَارِف (ʕārif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَارِف ʕārif	الْعَارِف al-ʕārif	عَارِفَة ʕārifa	الْعَارِفَة al-ʕārifa
Nominative	عَارِفٌ ʕārifun	الْعَارِفُ al-ʕārifu	عَارِفَةٌ ʕārifatun	الْعَارِفَةُ al-ʕārifatu
Accusative	عَارِفًا ʕārifan	الْعَارِفَ al-ʕārifa	عَارِفَةً ʕārifatan	الْعَارِفَةَ al-ʕārifata
Genitive	عَارِفٍ ʕārifin	الْعَارِفِ al-ʕārifi	عَارِفَةٍ ʕārifatin	الْعَارِفَةِ al-ʕārifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَارِفَيْن ʕārifayn	الْعَارِفَيْن al-ʕārifayn	عَارِفَتَيْن ʕārifatayn	الْعَارِفَتَيْن al-ʕārifatayn
Nominative	عَارِفَانِ ʕārifāni	الْعَارِفَانِ al-ʕārifāni	عَارِفَتَانِ ʕārifatāni	الْعَارِفَتَانِ al-ʕārifatāni
Accusative	عَارِفَيْنِ ʕārifayni	الْعَارِفَيْنِ al-ʕārifayni	عَارِفَتَيْنِ ʕārifatayni	الْعَارِفَتَيْنِ al-ʕārifatayni
Genitive	عَارِفَيْنِ ʕārifayni	الْعَارِفَيْنِ al-ʕārifayni	عَارِفَتَيْنِ ʕārifatayni	الْعَارِفَتَيْنِ al-ʕārifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَارِفِين ʕārifīn	الْعَارِفِين al-ʕārifīn	عَارِفَات‎; عَوَارِف ʕārifāt‎; ʕawārif	الْعَارِفَات‎; الْعَوَارِف al-ʕārifāt‎; al-ʕawārif
Nominative	عَارِفُونَ ʕārifūna	الْعَارِفُونَ al-ʕārifūna	عَارِفَاتٌ‎; عَوَارِفُ ʕārifātun‎; ʕawārifu	الْعَارِفَاتُ‎; الْعَوَارِفُ al-ʕārifātu‎; al-ʕawārifu
Accusative	عَارِفِينَ ʕārifīna	الْعَارِفِينَ al-ʕārifīna	عَارِفَاتٍ‎; عَوَارِفَ ʕārifātin‎; ʕawārifa	الْعَارِفَاتِ‎; الْعَوَارِفَ al-ʕārifāti‎; al-ʕawārifa
Genitive	عَارِفِينَ ʕārifīna	الْعَارِفِينَ al-ʕārifīna	عَارِفَاتٍ‎; عَوَارِفَ ʕārifātin‎; ʕawārifa	الْعَارِفَاتِ‎; الْعَوَارِفِ al-ʕārifāti‎; al-ʕawārifi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

عَارِف • (ʕārif) m (feminine عَارِفَة (ʕārifa))

1. expert, connoisseur
2. (Tunisia) master

Declension

Declension of noun عَارِف (ʕārif)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَارِف ʕārif	الْعَارِف al-ʕārif	عَارِف ʕārif	عَارِفَة ʕārifa	الْعَارِفَة al-ʕārifa	عَارِفَة ʕārifat
Nominative	عَارِفٌ ʕārifun	الْعَارِفُ al-ʕārifu	عَارِفُ ʕārifu	عَارِفَةٌ ʕārifatun	الْعَارِفَةُ al-ʕārifatu	عَارِفَةُ ʕārifatu
Accusative	عَارِفًا ʕārifan	الْعَارِفَ al-ʕārifa	عَارِفَ ʕārifa	عَارِفَةً ʕārifatan	الْعَارِفَةَ al-ʕārifata	عَارِفَةَ ʕārifata
Genitive	عَارِفٍ ʕārifin	الْعَارِفِ al-ʕārifi	عَارِفِ ʕārifi	عَارِفَةٍ ʕārifatin	الْعَارِفَةِ al-ʕārifati	عَارِفَةِ ʕārifati

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Active participle of عِرِف (ʕirif)

Adjective

1. knowing

   انتو عارفين انا مين.

   Intu ʿārfīn ana min.

   You (pl.) know who I am.

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Noun

عارف • ('âref) (plural عارفان ('ârefân) or عارف‌ها ('âref-hâ) or عرفا ('orafâ))

1. mystic, especially a sufi mystic

Proper noun

عارف • ('âref)

1. a male given name, Aref, from Arabic.