معرفة

معرفة

See also: معرفت‎, مغرفة‎, and معرقة‎

Arabic

Root
ع ر ف‎ (ʿ-r-f)

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَعْرِفَة • (maʿrifa) f (plural مَعَارِف‎ (maʿārif) or مَعْرِفَات‎ (maʿrifāt))

1. verbal noun of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa) (form I)
2. knowledge
3. (grammar) definite

   Antonym: نَكِرَة‎ (nakira)

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْرِفَة (maʿrifa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْرِفَة maʿrifa	الْمَعْرِفَة‎ al-maʿrifa	مَعْرِفَة maʿrifat
Nominative	مَعْرِفَةٌ maʿrifatun	الْمَعْرِفَةُ‎ al-maʿrifatu	مَعْرِفَةُ maʿrifatu
Accusative	مَعْرِفَةً maʿrifatan	الْمَعْرِفَةَ‎ al-maʿrifata	مَعْرِفَةَ maʿrifata
Genitive	مَعْرِفَةٍ maʿrifatin	الْمَعْرِفَةِ‎ al-maʿrifati	مَعْرِفَةِ maʿrifati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْرِفَتَيْن‎ maʿrifatayn	الْمَعْرِفَتَيْن‎ al-maʿrifatayn	مَعْرِفَتَيْ‎ maʿrifatay
Nominative	مَعْرِفَتَانِ‎ maʿrifatāni	الْمَعْرِفَتَانِ‎ al-maʿrifatāni	مَعْرِفَتَا‎ maʿrifatā
Accusative	مَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ maʿrifatayni	الْمَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʿrifatayni	مَعْرِفَتَيْ‎ maʿrifatay
Genitive	مَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ maʿrifatayni	الْمَعْرِفَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʿrifatayni	مَعْرِفَتَيْ‎ maʿrifatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعَارِف‎‎; مَعْرِفَات‎ maʿārif‎; maʿrifāt	الْمَعَارِف‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَات‎ al-maʿārif‎; al-maʿrifāt	مَعَارِف‎‎; مَعْرِفَات‎ maʿārif‎; maʿrifāt
Nominative	مَعَارِفُ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتٌ‎ maʿārifu‎; maʿrifātun	الْمَعَارِفُ‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَاتُ‎ al-maʿārifu‎; al-maʿrifātu	مَعَارِفُ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتُ‎ maʿārifu‎; maʿrifātu
Accusative	مَعَارِفَ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتٍ‎ maʿārifa‎; maʿrifātin	الْمَعَارِفَ‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَاتِ‎ al-maʿārifa‎; al-maʿrifāti	مَعَارِفَ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتِ‎ maʿārifa‎; maʿrifāti
Genitive	مَعَارِفَ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتٍ‎ maʿārifa‎; maʿrifātin	الْمَعَارِفِ‎‎; الْمَعْرِفَاتِ‎ al-maʿārifi‎; al-maʿrifāti	مَعَارِفِ‎‎; مَعْرِفَاتِ‎ maʿārifi‎; maʿrifāti

Antonyms

• نَكِرَة‎ (nakira)

Descendants

• → Armenian: մարիֆաթ (marifatʿ)
• Azerbaijani: mərifət
• Northern Kurdish: marîfet
• Ottoman Turkish: معرفت‎ (maʼrifet, maʼrıfet)
  • Turkish: marifet
  • → Albanian: marifét
  • → Aromanian: maraféte, maraféti, muraféte, muraféti
  • → Bulgarian: марифе́т (marifét), мариве́т (marivét), мурафе́т (murafét)
  • → Greek: μαραφέτι (maraféti)
  • → Ladino: marafet
  • → Macedonian: марифет (marifet)
  • → Romanian: marifet, marafet
  • → Russian: марафе́т (marafét)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: марѝфет

    Latin: marìfet

• Persian: معرفت‎ (ma'refat)
  • Tajik: маърифат (maʾrifat)
  • Bengali: মারফত (marfôt)
  • Urdu: معرفت‎ (ma'rifat)
• Swahili: maarifa

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْرِفَة‎ (maʿrifa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʕ.ri.fe/, [ˈmaʕ.rɪ.fe]
• IPA^(key): /maʕ.ri.fa/, [ˈmaʕ.rɪ.fa]

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Noun

معرفة • (maʕrife) f (plural معارف‎ (maʕāref))

1. knowledge, information

   Synonym: علم‎ (ʔilm)

2. acquaintance, friend