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Most common words from the same root
Noun
اِعْتِرَاف
confession
Noun
عَرِيف
expert
عَرَفَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to be familiar with (a person, a place, a piece of news or information, and so on); to know transitive
هَلْ تَعْرِفُهَا؟Do you know her?أَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَرَسَتِ الْحُقُوقَ.I know that she studied law.وَجَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنْكِرُونَThen Joseph's brothers came in, and he knew them, while they did not recall him.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:58
- to be familiar with (a skill or profession); to be experienced in; to be proficient at or in; can transitive
هُوَ عَارِفٌ بِالْيَابَانِيَّةِHe is proficient in Japanese.أَعْرِفُ الْعَزْفَ وَالْغِنَاءَ.I know how to sing and play music.هُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ السِّبَاحَةَ.They cannot swim.
- to recognise (a person, a place, and so on); to identify; to recall transitive
.أَرَيْتُهَا صُورَتَهُ فَلَمْ تَعْرِفْهُI showed her his picture, but she could not recognize him.
- to become aware of; to find out transitive
فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ كاذِبٌ.That is when I knew he was lying.
Words from the root ع-ر-ف
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَرَفَ
· present يَعْرِفُ
Form I · The plain action
to be familiar with (a person, a place, a piece of news or information, and so on); to know; to be familiar with (a skill or profession); to be experienced in; to be proficient at or in; can; to recognise (a person, a place, and so on); to identify; to recall
عِرْفَان
knowledge
عَارِف
knowing
عَارِف
expert
known
مَعْرُوف
beneficence
عَرِيف
expert
عَرِيف
knowing
عَرَّاف
diviner
عَرَّفَ
· present يُعَرِّفُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to define; to tell about, to inform of, to make aware of; to acquaint with, to introduce to
تَعْرِيف
definition
مُعَرِّف
مُعَرَّف
تَعْرِيفَة
tariff
تَعَرَّفَ
· present يَتَعَرَّفُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to become acquainted, with, to meet; to recognize; to trace, to discover
تَعَرُّف
مُتَعَرِّف
مُتَعَرَّف
تَعَارَفَ
· present يَتَعَارَفُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to get to know one another, become acquainted with one another; to become acquainted (بِ (bi) with)
تَعَارُف
مُتَعَارِف
مُتَعَارَف
اِعْتَرَفَ
· present يَعْتَرِفُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to confess, to own, to avow, to admit; to acknowledge; to recognize
اِعْتِرَاف
confession
مُعْتَرِف
مُعْتَرَف
اِسْتَعْرَفَ
· present يَسْتَعْرِفُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to perceive
اِسْتِعْرَاف
مُسْتَعْرِف
مُسْتَعْرَف
تَعْرِفَة
rate
عُرْف
custom
أَعْرَف
elative degree of عَرِيف
عُرْفِيّ
informal
عِرْفَانِيَّة
Gnosticism
عَرَفَة
Mount Arafat: mountain about 20 km east of central Mecca
عَرَفَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | عَرَفْتُ | أَعْرِفُ | أَعْرِفَ | أَعْرِفْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | عَرَفْتَ | تَعْرِفُ | تَعْرِفَ | تَعْرِفْ | اِعْرِفْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | عَرَفْتِ | تَعْرِفِينَ | تَعْرِفِي | تَعْرِفِي | اِعْرِفِي |
| هُوَ he | عَرَفَ | يَعْرِفُ | يَعْرِفَ | يَعْرِفْ | — |
| هِيَ she | عَرَفَتْ | تَعْرِفُ | تَعْرِفَ | تَعْرِفْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | عَرَفْتُمَا | تَعْرِفَانِ | تَعْرِفَا | تَعْرِفَا | اِعْرِفَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | عَرَفَا | يَعْرِفَانِ | يَعْرِفَا | يَعْرِفَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | عَرَفَتَا | تَعْرِفَانِ | تَعْرِفَا | تَعْرِفَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | عَرَفْنَا | نَعْرِفُ | نَعْرِفَ | نَعْرِفْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | عَرَفْتُمْ | تَعْرِفُونَ | تَعْرِفُوا | تَعْرِفُوا | اِعْرِفُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | عَرَفْتُنَّ | تَعْرِفْنَ | تَعْرِفْنَ | تَعْرِفْنَ | اِعْرِفْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | عَرَفُوا | يَعْرِفُونَ | يَعْرِفُوا | يَعْرِفُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | عَرَفْنَ | يَعْرِفْنَ | يَعْرِفْنَ | يَعْرِفْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مَعْرِفَة، عِرْفَان |
|---|---|
| Active participle | عَارِف |
| Passive participle | مَعْرُوف |
عَرَفَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to be familiar with
هَلْ تَعْرِفُهَا؟Do you know her?
to be familiar with
أَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَرَسَتِ الْحُقُوقَ.I know that she studied law.
to be familiar with
وَجَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ مُنْكِرُونَThen Joseph's brothers came in, and he knew them, while they did not recall him.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:58
to be familiar with
هُوَ عَارِفٌ بِالْيَابَانِيَّةِHe is proficient in Japanese.
to be familiar with
أَعْرِفُ الْعَزْفَ وَالْغِنَاءَ.I know how to sing and play music.
to be familiar with
هُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ السِّبَاحَةَ.They cannot swim.
to recognise
.أَرَيْتُهَا صُورَتَهُ فَلَمْ تَعْرِفْهُI showed her his picture, but she could not recognize him.
to become aware of
فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ كاذِبٌ.That is when I knew he was lying.
From a fully vowelled text
وَطَرِيقُ السَّلاَمِ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوهُ.And the way of peace have they not known:Romans 3:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
اَللهُ فِي قُصُورِهَا يُعْرَفُ مَلْجَأً.God is known in her palaces for a refuge.Psalms 48:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَإِذًا مِنْ ثِمَارِهِمْ تَعْرِفُونَهُمْ.Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.Matthew 7:20, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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