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 | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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