ع ر ف

See also: عرف‎, غرف‎, عرق‎, غرق‎, ع ز ف‎, ع ر ق‎, and غ ر ق‎

Arabic

Root

ع ر ف • (ʿ-r-f)

1. related to knowledge and awareness

Antonyms

• ن ك ر‎ (n k r)

Derived terms

• Form I: عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa, “to know”)
  • Verbal noun: عِرْفَان‎ (ʿirfān), مَعْرِفَة‎ (maʿrifa)
  • Active participle: عَارِف‎ (ʿārif)
  • Passive participle: مَعْرُوف‎ (maʿrūf)
• Form II: عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa, “to inform or define”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعْرِيف‎ (taʿrīf, “information or definition”)
  • Active participle: مُعَرِّف‎ (muʿarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُعَرَّف‎ (muʿarraf)
• Form III: عَارَفَ‎ (ʿārafa)
  • Verbal noun: مُعَارَفَة‎ (muʿārafa), عِرَاف‎ ( ʿirāf)
  • Active participle: مُعَارِف‎ (muʿārif)
  • Passive participle: مُعَارَف‎ (muʿāraf)
• Form IV: أَعْرَفَ‎ (ʾaʿrafa)
  • Verbal noun: إِعْرَاف‎ (ʾiʿrāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرِف‎ (muʿrif)
  • Passive participle: مُعْرَف‎ (muʿraf)
• Form V: تَعَرَّفَ‎ (taʿarrafa, “to recognize”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعَرُّف‎ (taʿarruf)
  • Active participle: مُتَعَرِّف‎ (mutaʿarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَعَرَّف‎ (mutaʿarraf)
• Form VI: تَعَارَفَ‎ (taʿārafa, “to know one another”)
  • Verbal noun: تَعَارُف‎ (taʿāruf)
  • Active participle: مُتَعَارِف‎ (mutaʿārif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَعَارَف‎ (mutaʿāraf)
• Form VII: اِنْعَرَفَ‎ (inʿarafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْعِرَاف‎ (inʿirāf)
  • Active participle: مُنْعَرِف‎ (munʿarif)
• Form VIII: اِعْتَرَفَ‎ (iʿtarafa, “to confess”)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْتِرَاف‎ (iʿtirāf, “confession”)
  • Active participle: مُعْتَرِف‎ (muʿtarif)
  • Passive participle: مُعْتَرَف‎ (muʿtaraf)
• Form IX: اِعْرَفَّ‎ (iʿraffa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِفَاف‎ (iʿrifāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَفّ‎ (muʿraff)
• Form X: اِسْتَعْرَفَ‎ (istaʿrafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْرَاف‎ (istiʿrāf)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَعْرِف‎ (mustaʿrif)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَعْرَف‎ (mustaʿraf)
• Form XI: اِعْرَافَّ‎ (iʿrāffa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِيفَاف‎ (iʿrīfāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَافّ‎ (muʿrāff)
• Form XII: اِعْرَوْرَفَ‎ (iʿrawrafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِيرَاف‎ (iʿrīrāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَوْرِف‎ (muʿrawrif)
• Form XIII: اِعْرَوَّفَ‎ (iʿrawwafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِوَّاف‎ (iʿriwwāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَوِّف‎ (muʿrawwif)
• Form XIV: اِعْرَنْفَفَ‎ (iʿranfafa)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِنْفَاف‎ (iʿrinfāf)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَنْفِف‎ (muʿranfif)
• Form XV: اِعْرَنْفَى‎ (iʿranfā)
  • Verbal noun: اِعْرِنْفَاء‎ (iʿrinfāʾ)
  • Active participle: مُعْرَنْفٍ‎ (muʿranfin)
• عُرْف‎ (ʿurf, “tradition”)
• مَعْرِفَة‎ (maʿrifa, “knowledge”)
  • دَائِرَة مَعَارِف‎ (dāʾira(t) maʿārif, “encyclopedia”)
• تَعَارُف‎ (taʿāruf, “taarof”)
• عَرَفَة‎ (ʿarafa)
• عَرَاف‎ (ʿarāf, “fortune-teller”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root

ع ر ف

1. Related to knowledge and awareness

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form I: عرف‎ (ʕirif, “to know”)
  • Active Participle: عارف‎ (ʕāref)
  • Passive Participle: معروف‎ (maʕrūf, “known, familiar”)
• Form II: عرّف‎ (ʕarraf, “to inform; to introduce”)
  • Noun Form تعريف‎ (taʕrīf, “introduction”)
• Form V: تعرّف‎ (tʕarraf, “to to meet; to introduce yourself”)
  • Noun Form: تعرّف‎ (tʕarrof, “aquaintance”)
• Form VIII: اعترف‎ (iʕtaraf, “to recognize; to admit”)
  • Noun Form: اعتراف‎ (iʕtirāf, “confession; recognition”)

Noun

• عرف‎ (ʕurf, “convention, accepted behaviour”)
• عريف‎ (ʕarīf, “monitor, person in charge”)
• معرفة‎ (maʕrife, “knowledge; aquaintance, friend”)
• عرّاف‎ (ʕarrāf, “fortune teller”)
• تعريفة‎ (taʕrīfe, “price list”)