عريف

See also: عريق‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ف‎ (ʿ-r-f); compare عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa, “to know”).

Adjective

عَرِيف • (ʿarīf) (masculine plural عُرَفَاء‎ (ʿurafāʾ), elative أَعْرَف‎ (ʾaʿraf))

knowing, cognizant, aware

Declension

Declension of adjective عَرِيف (ʿarīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرِيف ʿarīf	الْعَرِيف‎ al-ʿarīf	عَرِيفَة‎ ʿarīfa	الْعَرِيفَة‎ al-ʿarīfa
Nominative	عَرِيفٌ ʿarīfun	الْعَرِيفُ‎ al-ʿarīfu	عَرِيفَةٌ‎ ʿarīfatun	الْعَرِيفَةُ‎ al-ʿarīfatu
Accusative	عَرِيفًا‎ ʿarīfan	الْعَرِيفَ‎ al-ʿarīfa	عَرِيفَةً‎ ʿarīfatan	الْعَرِيفَةَ‎ al-ʿarīfata
Genitive	عَرِيفٍ ʿarīfin	الْعَرِيفِ‎ al-ʿarīfi	عَرِيفَةٍ‎ ʿarīfatin	الْعَرِيفَةِ‎ al-ʿarīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرِيفَيْن‎ ʿarīfayn	الْعَرِيفَيْن‎ al-ʿarīfayn	عَرِيفَتَيْن‎ ʿarīfatayn	الْعَرِيفَتَيْن‎ al-ʿarīfatayn
Nominative	عَرِيفَانِ‎ ʿarīfāni	الْعَرِيفَانِ‎ al-ʿarīfāni	عَرِيفَتَانِ‎ ʿarīfatāni	الْعَرِيفَتَانِ‎ al-ʿarīfatāni
Accusative	عَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ʿarīfayni	الْعَرِيفَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarīfayni	عَرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ ʿarīfatayni	الْعَرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarīfatayni
Genitive	عَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ʿarīfayni	الْعَرِيفَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarīfayni	عَرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ ʿarīfatayni	الْعَرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عُرَفَاء‎ ʿurafāʾ	الْعُرَفَاء‎ al-ʿurafāʾ	عَرِيفَات‎ ʿarīfāt	الْعَرِيفَات‎ al-ʿarīfāt
Nominative	عُرَفَاءُ‎ ʿurafāʾu	الْعُرَفَاءُ‎ al-ʿurafāʾu	عَرِيفَاتٌ‎ ʿarīfātun	الْعَرِيفَاتُ‎ al-ʿarīfātu
Accusative	عُرَفَاءَ‎ ʿurafāʾa	الْعُرَفَاءَ‎ al-ʿurafāʾa	عَرِيفَاتٍ‎ ʿarīfātin	الْعَرِيفَاتِ‎ al-ʿarīfāti
Genitive	عُرَفَاءَ‎ ʿurafāʾa	الْعُرَفَاءِ‎ al-ʿurafāʾi	عَرِيفَاتٍ‎ ʿarīfātin	الْعَرِيفَاتِ‎ al-ʿarīfāti

Noun

عَرِيف • (ʿarīf) m (plural عُرَفَاء‎ (ʿurafāʾ))

expert, authority, specialist
teaching assistant, class monitor
(military, Iraq) sergeant
(military, Egypt, Syrian) corporal
teacher, choir leader

Declension

Declension of noun عَرِيف (ʿarīf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرِيف ʿarīf	الْعَرِيف‎ al-ʿarīf	عَرِيف ʿarīf
Nominative	عَرِيفٌ ʿarīfun	الْعَرِيفُ‎ al-ʿarīfu	عَرِيفُ ʿarīfu
Accusative	عَرِيفًا‎ ʿarīfan	الْعَرِيفَ‎ al-ʿarīfa	عَرِيفَ ʿarīfa
Genitive	عَرِيفٍ ʿarīfin	الْعَرِيفِ‎ al-ʿarīfi	عَرِيفِ ʿarīfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرِيفَيْن‎ ʿarīfayn	الْعَرِيفَيْن‎ al-ʿarīfayn	عَرِيفَيْ‎ ʿarīfay
Nominative	عَرِيفَانِ‎ ʿarīfāni	الْعَرِيفَانِ‎ al-ʿarīfāni	عَرِيفَا‎ ʿarīfā
Accusative	عَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ʿarīfayni	الْعَرِيفَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarīfayni	عَرِيفَيْ‎ ʿarīfay
Genitive	عَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ʿarīfayni	الْعَرِيفَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarīfayni	عَرِيفَيْ‎ ʿarīfay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُرَفَاء‎ ʿurafāʾ	الْعُرَفَاء‎ al-ʿurafāʾ	عُرَفَاء‎ ʿurafāʾ
Nominative	عُرَفَاءُ‎ ʿurafāʾu	الْعُرَفَاءُ‎ al-ʿurafāʾu	عُرَفَاءُ‎ ʿurafāʾu
Accusative	عُرَفَاءَ‎ ʿurafāʾa	الْعُرَفَاءَ‎ al-ʿurafāʾa	عُرَفَاءَ‎ ʿurafāʾa
Genitive	عُرَفَاءَ‎ ʿurafāʾa	الْعُرَفَاءِ‎ al-ʿurafāʾi	عُرَفَاءِ‎ ʿurafāʾi

Descendants

→ Bengali: আরিফ (ariph)
→ Persian: عارف‎ ('âref)
→ Ottoman Turkish: عريف‎ (arif)
- Turkish: Arif
- → Albanian: Arif
- → Azerbaijani: Arif

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