متعارف

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُتَعَارِف (mutaʕārif).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [mot̪ʰæʔɒːɾef]

Adjective

Dari	متعارف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мутаориф

متعارف • (mota'âref, mota'âraf)

1. standard; conventional; normal

   زبان متعارف

   zabân-e mota'âref

   standard language

   جنگ‌افزار متعارف

   jang-afzâr-e mota'âref

   conventional weapon

Derived terms

• متعارف کردن (mota'âref kardan)
• غیرمتعارف (ğeyr-e-mota'âref)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian متعارف (muta'ārif), from Arabic مُتَعَارِف (mutaʕārif).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.t̪ə.(ʔ)ɑː.ɾəf/

Adjective

مُتَعارَف • (muta'āraf) (Hindi spelling मुतआरफ़)

1. known to each other, already introduced, mutually known, widely known

References

• “متعارف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “متعارف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.