عرفان

Arabic

Noun

عِرْفَان • (ʕirfān) m

1. verbal noun of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عِرْفَان (ʕirfān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِرْفَان ʕirfān	الْعِرْفَان al-ʕirfān	عِرْفَان ʕirfān
Nominative	عِرْفَانٌ ʕirfānun	الْعِرْفَانُ al-ʕirfānu	عِرْفَانُ ʕirfānu
Accusative	عِرْفَانًا ʕirfānan	الْعِرْفَانَ al-ʕirfāna	عِرْفَانَ ʕirfāna
Genitive	عِرْفَانٍ ʕirfānin	الْعِرْفَانِ al-ʕirfāni	عِرْفَانِ ʕirfāni

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: ürfan

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eɾˈfɒːn]

Noun

عرفان • ('erfân)

1. knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
2. gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
3. mysticism

Proper noun

عرفان • ('erfân)

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

Derived terms

• عرفانی ('erfâni)