Arabic

Adjective

عَارِف • ‎(ʿārif) ‎(feminine عَارِفَة ‎(ʿārifa), elative أَعْرَف ‎(ʾaʿraf))

1. knowing
2. acquainted, familiar (بِ ‎(bi) with)

Declension

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Noun

عَارِف • ‎(ʿārif) m ‎(feminine عَارِفَة ‎(ʿārifa))

1. expert, connoisseur
2. (Tunisian) master

Declension

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Active participle of عِرِف ‎(ʿirif)

Adjective

عارف • ‎(ʿārif) ‎(feminine عارفة ‎(ʿārfa), plural عارفين ‎(ʿārfīn))

1. knowing

   انتو عارفين انا مين.

   Intu ʿārfīn ana min.

   You (pl.) know who I am.