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Highlights
Feminine
مَعْرُوفَة
Masculine plural
مَعْرُوفُون
Most common words from the same root
Noun
اِعْتِرَاف
confession
Noun
عَرِيف
expert
مَعْرُوف in English
Adjective
- known
مُسَاعَدَة الجِيرَان فِي الأَوْقَات الصُّعْبَة هِي قِيمَة مَعْرُوفَة.Helping neighbors in difficult times is a well-known value.
- recognized
- conventional
- decent
- fair
- adequate
- good
التَّسَاهُل وَالاِحْتِرَام المُتَبَادِل هُمَا عَلَامَتَان لِلسُّلُوك المَعْرُوف.Tolerance and mutual respect are two signs of good behavior.
- pleasant
Word origin
Derived from the passive participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “know”), verb form I.
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
مَعْرُوف: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَعْرُوف |
|---|---|
| Feminine | مَعْرُوفَة |
| Masculine plural | مَعْرُوفُون |
مَعْرُوف in a sentence
Dictionary examples
known
مُسَاعَدَة الجِيرَان فِي الأَوْقَات الصُّعْبَة هِي قِيمَة مَعْرُوفَة.Helping neighbors in difficult times is a well-known value.
good
التَّسَاهُل وَالاِحْتِرَام المُتَبَادِل هُمَا عَلَامَتَان لِلسُّلُوك المَعْرُوف.Tolerance and mutual respect are two signs of good behavior.
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