أعرف

See also: اعرف, اعرق, and أعرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ r f)
16 terms

Elative of عَرِيف (ʕarīf, “knowing, aware; acquainted, familiar; expert”) and عَارِف (ʕārif, “(same)”).

Adjective

أَعْرَف • (ʔaʕraf)

1. elative degree of عَرِيف (ʕarīf), elative degree of عَارِف (ʕārif):
   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 (ʔaʕraf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعْرَف ʔaʕraf	الْأَعْرَف al-ʔaʕraf	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَعْرَفُ ʔaʕrafu	الْأَعْرَفُ al-ʔaʕrafu	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَعْرَفَ ʔaʕrafa	الْأَعْرَفَ al-ʔaʕrafa	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَعْرَفَ ʔaʕrafa	الْأَعْرَفِ al-ʔaʕrafi	? ?	? ?
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعْرَفَيْن ʔaʕrafayn	الْأَعْرَفَيْن al-ʔaʕrafayn	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَعْرَفَانِ ʔaʕrafāni	الْأَعْرَفَانِ al-ʔaʕrafāni	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَعْرَفَيْنِ ʔaʕrafayni	الْأَعْرَفَيْنِ al-ʔaʕrafayni	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَعْرَفَيْنِ ʔaʕrafayni	الْأَعْرَفَيْنِ al-ʔaʕrafayni	? ?	? ?
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

Etymology 2

Verb

أعرف (form I)

1. أَعْرِفُ (ʔaʕrifu) /ʔaʕ.ri.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
2. أُعْرَفُ (ʔuʕrafu) /ʔuʕ.ra.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
3. أَعْرِفَ (ʔaʕrifa) /ʔaʕ.ri.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
4. أُعْرَفَ (ʔuʕrafa) /ʔuʕ.ra.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
5. أَعْرِفْ (ʔaʕrif) /ʔaʕ.rif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
6. أُعْرَفْ (ʔuʕraf) /ʔuʕ.raf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Etymology 3

Verb

أعرف (form II)

1. أُعَرِّفُ (ʔuʕarrifu) /ʔu.ʕar.ri.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
2. أُعَرَّفُ (ʔuʕarrafu) /ʔu.ʕar.ra.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
3. أُعَرِّفَ (ʔuʕarrifa) /ʔu.ʕar.ri.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
4. أُعَرَّفَ (ʔuʕarrafa) /ʔu.ʕar.ra.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
5. أُعَرِّفْ (ʔuʕarrif) /ʔu.ʕar.rif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
6. أُعَرَّفْ (ʔuʕarraf) /ʔu.ʕar.raf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)