أعرف

أعرف

See also: اعرف‎, اعرق‎, and أعرق‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of عَرِيف‎ (ʿarīf, “knowing, aware; acquainted, familiar; expert”) and عَارِف‎ (ʿārif, “(same)”), from the root ع ر ف‎ (ʿ-r-f).

Adjective

أَعْرَف • (ʾaʿraf)

1. elative degree of عَرِيف‎ (ʿarīf), elative degree of عَارِف‎ (ʿārif):
   1. knowing better, more aware; knowing best, most aware
   2. better acquainted, more familiar; best acquainted, most familiar
   3. more expert; most expert

Declension

Declension of adjective أَعْرَف (ʾaʿraf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعْرَف ʾaʿraf	الْأَعْرَف‎ al-ʾaʿraf	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَعْرَفُ ʾaʿrafu	الْأَعْرَفُ‎ al-ʾaʿrafu	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَعْرَفَ ʾaʿrafa	الْأَعْرَفَ‎ al-ʾaʿrafa	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَعْرَفَ ʾaʿrafa	الْأَعْرَفِ‎ al-ʾaʿrafi	? ?	? ?
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعْرَفَيْن‎ ʾaʿrafayn	الْأَعْرَفَيْن‎ al-ʾaʿrafayn	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَعْرَفَانِ‎ ʾaʿrafāni	الْأَعْرَفَانِ‎ al-ʾaʿrafāni	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَعْرَفَيْنِ‎ ʾaʿrafayni	الْأَعْرَفَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaʿrafayni	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَعْرَفَيْنِ‎ ʾaʿrafayni	الْأَعْرَفَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaʿrafayni	? ?	? ?
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

أَعْرِفُ • (ʾaʿrifu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa)

Verb

أَعْرِفَ • (ʾaʿrifa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa)

Verb

أَعْرِفْ • (ʾaʿrif) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa)

Verb

أُعْرَفُ • (ʾuʿrafu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa)

Verb

أُعْرَفَ • (ʾuʿrafa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa)

Verb

أُعْرَفْ • (ʾuʿraf) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa)

Verb

أُعَرِّفُ • (ʾuʿarrifu) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

أُعَرِّفَ • (ʾuʿarrifa) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

أُعَرِّفْ • (ʾuʿarrif) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

أُعَرَّفُ • (ʾuʿarrafu) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

أُعَرَّفَ • (ʾuʿarrafa) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa)

Verb

أُعَرَّفْ • (ʾuʿarraf) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ‎ (ʿarrafa)