Appendix:Arabic roots/ع ر ف

Arabic

Root

ع ر ف • (ʕ r f)

related to knowledge and awareness

Antonyms

ن ك ر (n k r)

Derived terms

Form I: عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”)
- Verbal noun: عِرْفَان (ʕirfān), مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa)
- Active participle: عَارِف (ʕārif)
- Passive participle: مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
Form II: عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa, “to inform or define”)
- Verbal noun: تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “information or definition”)
- Active participle: مُعَرِّف (muʕarrif)
- Passive participle: مُعَرَّف (muʕarraf)
Form III: عَارَفَ (ʕārafa)
- Verbal noun: مُعَارَفَة (muʕārafa), عِرَاف ( ʕirāf)
- Active participle: مُعَارِف (muʕārif)
- Passive participle: مُعَارَف (muʕāraf)
Form IV: أَعْرَفَ (ʔaʕrafa)
- Verbal noun: إِعْرَاف (ʔiʕrāf)
- Active participle: مُعْرِف (muʕrif)
- Passive participle: مُعْرَف (muʕraf)
Form V: تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa, “to recognize”)
- Verbal noun: تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf)
- Active participle: مُتَعَرِّف (mutaʕarrif)
- Passive participle: مُتَعَرَّف (mutaʕarraf)
Form VI: تَعَارَفَ (taʕārafa, “to know one another”)
- Verbal noun: تَعَارُف (taʕāruf)
- Active participle: مُتَعَارِف (mutaʕārif)
- Passive participle: مُتَعَارَف (mutaʕāraf)
Form VII: اِنْعَرَفَ (inʕarafa)
- Verbal noun: اِنْعِرَاف (inʕirāf)
- Active participle: مُنْعَرِف (munʕarif)
Form VIII: اِعْتَرَفَ (iʕtarafa, “to confess”)
- Verbal noun: اِعْتِرَاف (iʕtirāf, “confession”)
- Active participle: مُعْتَرِف (muʕtarif)
- Passive participle: مُعْتَرَف (muʕtaraf)
Form IX: اِعْرَفَّ (iʕraffa)
- Verbal noun: اِعْرِفَاف (iʕrifāf)
- Active participle: مُعْرَفّ (muʕraff)
Form X: اِسْتَعْرَفَ (istaʕrafa)
- Verbal noun: اِسْتِعْرَاف (istiʕrāf)
- Active participle: مُسْتَعْرِف (mustaʕrif)
- Passive participle: مُسْتَعْرَف (mustaʕraf)
Form XI: اِعْرَافَّ (iʕrāffa)
- Verbal noun: اِعْرِيفَاف (iʕrīfāf)
- Active participle: مُعْرَافّ (muʕrāff)
Form XII: اِعْرَوْرَفَ (iʕrawrafa)
- Verbal noun: اِعْرِيرَاف (iʕrīrāf)
- Active participle: مُعْرَوْرِف (muʕrawrif)
Form XIII: اِعْرَوَّفَ (iʕrawwafa)
- Verbal noun: اِعْرِوَّاف (iʕriwwāf)
- Active participle: مُعْرَوِّف (muʕrawwif)
Form XIV: اِعْرَنْفَفَ (iʕranfafa)
- Verbal noun: اِعْرِنْفَاف (iʕrinfāf)
- Active participle: مُعْرَنْفِف (muʕranfif)
Form XV: اِعْرَنْفَفَ (iʕranfafa)
- Verbal noun: اِعْرِنْفَاي (iʕrinfāy)
- Active participle: مُعْرَنْفِف (muʕranfif)
عُرْف (ʕurf, “tradition”)
مَعْرِفَة (maʕrifa, “knowledge”)
- دَائِرَة مَعَارِف (dāʔira(t) maʕārif, “encyclopedia”)
تَعَارُف (taʕāruf, “taarof”)
عَرَفَة (ʕarafa)
عَرَاف (ʕarāf, “fortune-teller”)