معرفة

See also: معرفت‎, مغرفة‎, and معرقة‎

Arabic

Root
ع ر ف‎ (ʕ-r-f)

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَعْرِفَة • (maʕrifa) f (plural مَعَارِف‎ (maʕārif) or مَعْرِفَات‎ (maʕrifāt))

1. verbal noun of عَرَفَ‎ (ʕarafa) (form I)
2. knowledge
3. (grammar) definite

   Antonym: نَكِرَة‎ (nakira)

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْرِفَة maʕrifa	الْمَعْرِفَة‎ al-maʕrifa	مَعْرِفَة maʕrifat
Nominative	مَعْرِفَةٌ maʕrifatun	الْمَعْرِفَةُ‎ al-maʕrifatu	مَعْرِفَةُ maʕrifatu
Accusative	مَعْرِفَةً maʕrifatan	الْمَعْرِفَةَ‎ al-maʕrifata	مَعْرِفَةَ maʕrifata
Genitive	مَعْرِفَةٍ maʕrifatin	الْمَعْرِفَةِ‎ al-maʕrifati	مَعْرِفَةِ maʕrifati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْرِفَتَيْن‎ maʕrifatayn	الْمَعْرِفَتَيْن‎ al-maʕrifatayn	مَعْرِفَتَيْ‎ maʕrifatay
Nominative	مَعْرِفَتَانِ‎ maʕrifatāni	الْمَعْرِفَتَانِ‎ al-maʕrifatāni	مَعْرِفَتَا‎ maʕrifatā
Accusative	مَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ maʕrifatayni	الْمَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʕrifatayni	مَعْرِفَتَيْ‎ maʕrifatay
Genitive	مَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ maʕrifatayni	الْمَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʕrifatayni	مَعْرِفَتَيْ‎ maʕrifatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعَارِف‎‎; مَعْرِفَات‎ maʕārif‎; maʕrifāt	الْمَعَارِف‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَات‎ al-maʕārif‎; al-maʕrifāt	مَعَارِف‎‎; مَعْرِفَات‎ maʕārif‎; maʕrifāt
Nominative	مَعَارِفُ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتٌ‎ maʕārifu‎; maʕrifātun	الْمَعَارِفُ‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَاتُ‎ al-maʕārifu‎; al-maʕrifātu	مَعَارِفُ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتُ‎ maʕārifu‎; maʕrifātu
Accusative	مَعَارِفَ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتٍ‎ maʕārifa‎; maʕrifātin	الْمَعَارِفَ‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَاتِ‎ al-maʕārifa‎; al-maʕrifāti	مَعَارِفَ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتِ‎ maʕārifa‎; maʕrifāti
Genitive	مَعَارِفَ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتٍ‎ maʕārifa‎; maʕrifātin	الْمَعَارِفِ‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَاتِ‎ al-maʕārifi‎; al-maʕrifāti	مَعَارِفِ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتِ‎ maʕārifi‎; maʕrifāti

Antonyms

• نَكِرَة‎ (nakira)

Descendants

• → Armenian: մարիֆաթ (marifatʿ)
• Azerbaijani: mərifət
• Northern Kurdish: marîfet
• Ottoman Turkish: معرفت‎ (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet)
  • Turkish: marifet
  • → Albanian: marifét
  • → Aromanian: maraféte, maraféti, muraféte, muraféti
  • → Bulgarian: марифе́т (marifét), мариве́т (marivét), мурафе́т (murafét)
  • → Greek: μαραφέτι (maraféti)
  • → Ladino: marafet
  • → Macedonian: марифет (marifet)
  • → Romanian: marifet, marafet
  • → Russian: марафе́т (marafét)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: марѝфет

    Latin script: marìfet

• Persian: معرفت‎ (ma'refat)
  • Tajik: маърифат (maʾrifat)
  • Bengali: মারফত (marfôt)
  • Urdu: معرفت‎ (ma'rifat)
• Swahili: maarifa

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف‎
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْرِفَة‎ (maʕrifa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʕ.ri.fe/, [ˈmaʕ.rɪ.fe]
• IPA^(key): /maʕ.ri.fa/, [ˈmaʕ.rɪ.fa]

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Noun

معرفة • (maʕrife) f (plural معارف‎ (maʕāref))

1. knowledge, information

   Synonym: علم‎ (ʔilm)

2. acquaintance, friend