عراف

See also: عراق

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ r f)
15 terms

From عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕar.raːf/

Noun

عَرَّاف • (ʕarrāf) m (plural عَرَّافُونَ (ʕarrāfūna))

diviner, fortuneteller

Declension

Declension of noun عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَّاف ʕarrāf	الْعَرَّاف al-ʕarrāf	عَرَّاف ʕarrāf
Nominative	عَرَّافٌ ʕarrāfun	الْعَرَّافُ al-ʕarrāfu	عَرَّافُ ʕarrāfu
Accusative	عَرَّافًا ʕarrāfan	الْعَرَّافَ al-ʕarrāfa	عَرَّافَ ʕarrāfa
Genitive	عَرَّافٍ ʕarrāfin	الْعَرَّافِ al-ʕarrāfi	عَرَّافِ ʕarrāfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَّافَيْن ʕarrāfayn	الْعَرَّافَيْن al-ʕarrāfayn	عَرَّافَيْ ʕarrāfay
Nominative	عَرَّافَانِ ʕarrāfāni	الْعَرَّافَانِ al-ʕarrāfāni	عَرَّافَا ʕarrāfā
Accusative	عَرَّافَيْنِ ʕarrāfayni	الْعَرَّافَيْنِ al-ʕarrāfayni	عَرَّافَيْ ʕarrāfay
Genitive	عَرَّافَيْنِ ʕarrāfayni	الْعَرَّافَيْنِ al-ʕarrāfayni	عَرَّافَيْ ʕarrāfay
Plural	sound masculine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَّافِين ʕarrāfīn	الْعَرَّافِين al-ʕarrāfīn	عَرَّافِي ʕarrāfī
Nominative	عَرَّافُونَ ʕarrāfūna	الْعَرَّافُونَ al-ʕarrāfūna	عَرَّافُو ʕarrāfū
Accusative	عَرَّافِينَ ʕarrāfīna	الْعَرَّافِينَ al-ʕarrāfīna	عَرَّافِي ʕarrāfī
Genitive	عَرَّافِينَ ʕarrāfīna	الْعَرَّافِينَ al-ʕarrāfīna	عَرَّافِي ʕarrāfī

Related terms

عِرَافَة (ʕirāfa)

Descendants

→ Persian: عَرَّاف (arrâf)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaɾ.ɾɑːf]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔär.rɔːf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɹ.ɹɒːf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.ɾɔf]

Readings
Classical reading^?	arrāf
Dari reading^?	arrāf
Iranian reading^?	arrâf
Tajik reading^?	arrof

Noun

عراف • (arrâf)

diviner, fortuneteller
Synonym: اخترگوی (axtargôy)
(dialectal) squaller, bawler, or somebody of impudent manners
Synonym: کولی (kowli)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عراف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎^[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 10 Nr. 22