arif

See also: Arif

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

arif (comparative daha arif, superlative ən arif)

1. wise, knowledgeable; clever

Further reading

• “arif” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Persian حرف (harf), from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). The loss of the initial /ħ/ (in the Arabic word) or /h/ (in the Persian) is because these sounds have no close analogue in Crimean Tatar (the latter's /ɦ/ being too "soft"). The epenthetic introduction of the /i/ is because Crimean Tatar does not allow the word-final consonant cluster /rf/.

Noun

arif

1. letter (of the alphabet), character (written or printed symbol or letter)

Declension

Declension of arif

	singular	plural
nominative	arif	arifler
genitive	arifniñ	ariflerniñ
dative	arifke	ariflerge
accusative	arifni	ariflerni
locative	arifte	ariflerde
ablative	ariften	ariflerden

References

• “arif”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay arif, from Classical Malay عاريف (arif), from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarɪf/
• Rhymes: -arɪf, -rɪf, -ɪf, -f
• Hyphenation: arif

Adjective

arif (comparative lebih arif, superlative paling arif)

1. learned

   Synonyms: paham, berilmu

2. intelligent

   Synonyms: pandai, berilmu

3. wise

   Synonyms: bijaksana, cerdik

4. understand

   Synonym: paham

Derived terms

• diarifi
• diarifkan
• kearifan
• mengarifi
• mengarifkan
• searif

Further reading

• “arif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عارف (ârif), from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif).

Adjective

arif

1. enlightened, sagacious, wise, knowing, intellectual