معروف
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Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Root |
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ع ر ف (ʕ r f) |
16 terms |
Derived from the passive participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “know”), verb form I.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]مَعْرُوف • (maʕrūf) (feminine مَعْرُوفَة (maʕrūfa), masculine plural مَعْرُوفُونَ (maʕrūfūna))
- known
- مساعدة الجيران في الأوقات الصعبة هي قيمة معروفة.
- Muṣāʿadat al-ǧīrān fī al-ʾawqāt aṣ-ṣuʿbah hī qīmah maʿrūfah.
- Helping neighbors in difficult times is a well-known value.
- recognized
- conventional
- decent
- fair
- adequate
- good
- التساهل والاحترام المتبادل هما علامتان للسلوك المعروف.
- At-tasāhul wal-iḥtirām al-mutabādil humā ʿalāmatān li-s-sulūk al-maʿrūf.
- Tolerance and mutual respect are two signs of good behavior.
- pleasant
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَعْرُوف maʕrūf |
الْمَعْرُوف al-maʕrūf |
مَعْرُوفَة maʕrūfa |
الْمَعْرُوفَة al-maʕrūfa |
Nominative | مَعْرُوفٌ maʕrūfun |
الْمَعْرُوفُ al-maʕrūfu |
مَعْرُوفَةٌ maʕrūfatun |
الْمَعْرُوفَةُ al-maʕrūfatu |
Accusative | مَعْرُوفًا maʕrūfan |
الْمَعْرُوفَ al-maʕrūfa |
مَعْرُوفَةً maʕrūfatan |
الْمَعْرُوفَةَ al-maʕrūfata |
Genitive | مَعْرُوفٍ maʕrūfin |
الْمَعْرُوفِ al-maʕrūfi |
مَعْرُوفَةٍ maʕrūfatin |
الْمَعْرُوفَةِ al-maʕrūfati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَعْرُوفَيْن maʕrūfayn |
الْمَعْرُوفَيْن al-maʕrūfayn |
مَعْرُوفَتَيْن maʕrūfatayn |
الْمَعْرُوفَتَيْن al-maʕrūfatayn |
Nominative | مَعْرُوفَانِ maʕrūfāni |
الْمَعْرُوفَانِ al-maʕrūfāni |
مَعْرُوفَتَانِ maʕrūfatāni |
الْمَعْرُوفَتَانِ al-maʕrūfatāni |
Accusative | مَعْرُوفَيْنِ maʕrūfayni |
الْمَعْرُوفَيْنِ al-maʕrūfayni |
مَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ maʕrūfatayni |
الْمَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ al-maʕrūfatayni |
Genitive | مَعْرُوفَيْنِ maʕrūfayni |
الْمَعْرُوفَيْنِ al-maʕrūfayni |
مَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ maʕrūfatayni |
الْمَعْرُوفَتَيْنِ al-maʕrūfatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَعْرُوفِين maʕrūfīn |
الْمَعْرُوفِين al-maʕrūfīn |
مَعْرُوفَات maʕrūfāt |
الْمَعْرُوفَات al-maʕrūfāt |
Nominative | مَعْرُوفُونَ maʕrūfūna |
الْمَعْرُوفُونَ al-maʕrūfūna |
مَعْرُوفَاتٌ maʕrūfātun |
الْمَعْرُوفَاتُ al-maʕrūfātu |
Accusative | مَعْرُوفِينَ maʕrūfīna |
الْمَعْرُوفِينَ al-maʕrūfīna |
مَعْرُوفَاتٍ maʕrūfātin |
الْمَعْرُوفَاتِ al-maʕrūfāti |
Genitive | مَعْرُوفِينَ maʕrūfīna |
الْمَعْرُوفِينَ al-maʕrūfīna |
مَعْرُوفَاتٍ maʕrūfātin |
الْمَعْرُوفَاتِ al-maʕrūfāti |
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: məruf
- → Ottoman Turkish: معروف (maruf)
- Turkish: maruf
- → Persian: معروف (ma'ruf)
- → Urdu: مَعرُوف (ma'rūf)
- → Swahili: maarufu
- → Urdu: مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)
- → Uzbek: maʼruf
Noun
[edit]مَعْرُوف • (maʕrūf) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَعْرُوف maʕrūf |
الْمَعْرُوف al-maʕrūf |
مَعْرُوف maʕrūf |
Nominative | مَعْرُوفٌ maʕrūfun |
الْمَعْرُوفُ al-maʕrūfu |
مَعْرُوفُ maʕrūfu |
Accusative | مَعْرُوفًا maʕrūfan |
الْمَعْرُوفَ al-maʕrūfa |
مَعْرُوفَ maʕrūfa |
Genitive | مَعْرُوفٍ maʕrūfin |
الْمَعْرُوفِ al-maʕrūfi |
مَعْرُوفِ maʕrūfi |
Synonyms
[edit]- جَمِيل (jamīl)
Antonyms
[edit]- مُنْكَر (munkar)
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [maʔ.ˈɾuːf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæʔ.ɹúːf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäʔ.ɾúf]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | ma'rūf |
Dari reading? | ma'rūf |
Iranian reading? | ma'ruf |
Tajik reading? | maʾruf |
Adjective
[edit]Dari | معروف |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | маъруф |
معروف • (ma'ruf) (comparative معروفتَر (ma'ruf-tar), superlative معروفتَرین (ma'ruf-tarin))
- famous, renowned
- Synonym: مشهور (mašhur)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2829:
- هر هنر که استا بدان معروف شد / جان شاگردان بدان موصوف شد
- har honar ke ostâ bedân ma'ruf šod, jân-e šâgerdân bedân mowsuf šod
- For whatever science the master is renowned, the souls of his pupils become endued with the same.
- (Classical Persian, Dari) ma'ruf (vowel); see مَعْرُوف و مَجْهُول (ma'rūf u majhūl).
- Antonym: مجهول (majhul)
Noun
[edit]معروف • (ma'ruf)
- (Classical Persian, Dari) ma'ruf (vowel); see مَعْرُوف و مَجْهُول (ma'rūf u majhūl).
- Antonym: مجهول (majhul)
Inflection
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South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Root |
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ع ر ف |
6 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]معروف • (maʕrūf) (feminine معروفة (maʕrūfe), common plural معروفين (maʕrūfīn))
See also
[edit]- معلوم (maʕlūm, “known, obvious”)
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məʕ.ɾuːf/, [mɑː.ɾuːf]
- Rhymes: -uːf
- Hyphenation: مَعْ‧رُوف
Adjective
[edit]مَعْرُوف • (ma'rūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मारूफ़)
- famous, renowned
- Synonyms: نامِی (nāmī), پْرَکھْیات (prakhyāt), وِکھْیات (vikhyāt), مَشْہُور (maśhūr), مَقْبُول (maqbūl)
- evident; known
- Synonym: مَعْلُوم (ma'lūm)
- (grammar) active voice
- (phonology) a stretched vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters
- Antonym: مَجْہُول (majhūl)
- (formal) correct; lawful
- Antonym: مُنْکَر (munkar)
Antonyms
[edit]- مَجْہُول (majhūl)
Further reading
[edit]- “معروف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “معروف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “معروف”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
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- Arabic terms belonging to the root ع ر ف
- Arabic participles
- Arabic passive participles
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- Rhymes:Arabic/uːf
- Rhymes:Arabic/uːf/2 syllables
- Arabic lemmas
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- Arabic adjectives with sound masculine plural
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- Rhymes:Urdu/uːf
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