See also: عريق

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Compare عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, to know).

Adjective edit

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

  1. knowing, cognizant, aware

Declension edit

Noun edit

عَرِيف (ʕarīfm (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 edit

Descendants edit

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