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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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