عريف

See also: عريق

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Compare عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Adjective

عَرِيف • (ʕarīf) (masculine plural عُرَفَاء (ʕurafāʔ), elative أَعْرَف (ʔaʕraf))

  1. knowing, cognizant, aware

Declension

Noun

عَرِيف • (ʕarīf) m (plural عُرَفَاء (ʕurafāʔ))

  1. expert, authority, specialist
  2. teaching assistant, class monitor
  3. (military, Iraq) sergeant
  4. (military, Egypt, Syria) corporal
  5. teacher, choir leader

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: ərif
  • → Bengali: আরিফ (ariph)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عریف (arif)
  • → Persian: عریف ('arif)
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