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عرف
عرف
Arabic
Pronunciation
Verb
عَرَفَ • (ʿarafa) I, non-past يَعْرِفُ (yaʿrifu)
- to know
- هَلْ تَعْرِفُهَا؟ ― hal taʿrifuhā? ― Do you know her?
- أَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَرَسَتِ الْحُقُوقَ. ― ʾaʿrifu ʾannahā darasati l-ḥuqūqa. ― I know that she studied law.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
عَرَفَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns مَعْرِفَة or عِرْفَان) verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
maʿrifa or ʿirfān |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
ʿārif |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maʿrūf |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʿaraftu |
ʿarafta |
عَرَفَ
ʿarafa |
عَرَفْتُمَا
ʿaraftumā |
عَرَفَا
ʿarafā |
ʿarafnā |
ʿaraftum |
ʿarafū |
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f |
ʿarafti |
ʿarafat |
عَرَفَتَا
ʿarafatā |
ʿaraftunna |
ʿarafna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾaʿrifu |
taʿrifu |
yaʿrifu |
تَعْرِفَانِ
taʿrifāni |
يَعْرِفَانِ
yaʿrifāni |
naʿrifu |
taʿrifūna |
yaʿrifūna |
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f |
taʿrifīna |
taʿrifu |
تَعْرِفَانِ
taʿrifāni |
taʿrifna |
yaʿrifna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaʿrifa |
taʿrifa |
yaʿrifa |
تَعْرِفَا
taʿrifā |
يَعْرِفَا
yaʿrifā |
naʿrifa |
taʿrifū |
yaʿrifū |
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f |
taʿrifī |
taʿrifa |
تَعْرِفَا
taʿrifā |
taʿrifna |
yaʿrifna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾaʿrif |
taʿrif |
yaʿrif |
تَعْرِفَا
taʿrifā |
يَعْرِفَا
yaʿrifā |
naʿrif |
taʿrifū |
yaʿrifū |
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f |
taʿrifī |
taʿrif |
تَعْرِفَا
taʿrifā |
taʿrifna |
yaʿrifna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
iʿrif |
اِعْرِفَا
iʿrifā |
iʿrifū |
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f |
iʿrifī |
iʿrifna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʿuriftu |
ʿurifta |
عُرِفَ
ʿurifa |
عُرِفْتُمَا
ʿuriftumā |
عُرِفَا
ʿurifā |
ʿurifnā |
ʿuriftum |
ʿurifū |
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f |
ʿurifti |
ʿurifat |
عُرِفَتَا
ʿurifatā |
ʿuriftunna |
ʿurifna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾuʿrafu |
tuʿrafu |
yuʿrafu |
تُعْرَفَانِ
tuʿrafāni |
يُعْرَفَانِ
yuʿrafāni |
nuʿrafu |
tuʿrafūna |
yuʿrafūna |
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f |
tuʿrafīna |
tuʿrafu |
تُعْرَفَانِ
tuʿrafāni |
tuʿrafna |
yuʿrafna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾuʿrafa |
tuʿrafa |
yuʿrafa |
تُعْرَفَا
tuʿrafā |
يُعْرَفَا
yuʿrafā |
nuʿrafa |
tuʿrafū |
yuʿrafū |
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f |
tuʿrafī |
tuʿrafa |
تُعْرَفَا
tuʿrafā |
tuʿrafna |
yuʿrafna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾuʿraf |
tuʿraf |
yuʿraf |
تُعْرَفَا
tuʿrafā |
يُعْرَفَا
yuʿrafā |
nuʿraf |
tuʿrafū |
yuʿrafū |
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f |
tuʿrafī |
tuʿraf |
تُعْرَفَا
tuʿrafā |
tuʿrafna |
yuʿrafna |
Etymology 2
Verb
عَرَّفَ • (ʿarrafa) II, non-past يُعَرِّفُ (yuʿarrifu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
عَرَّفَ
(form-II sound) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taʿrīf |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُعَرِّف
muʿarrif |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُعَرَّف
muʿarraf |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʿarraftu |
ʿarrafta |
عَرَّفَ
ʿarrafa |
عَرَّفْتُمَا
ʿarraftumā |
عَرَّفَا
ʿarrafā |
ʿarrafnā |
ʿarraftum |
ʿarrafū |
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f |
ʿarrafti |
ʿarrafat |
عَرَّفَتَا
ʿarrafatā |
ʿarraftunna |
ʿarrafna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾuʿarrifu |
tuʿarrifu |
yuʿarrifu |
تُعَرِّفَانِ
tuʿarrifāni |
يُعَرِّفَانِ
yuʿarrifāni |
nuʿarrifu |
tuʿarrifūna |
yuʿarrifūna |
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f |
tuʿarrifīna |
tuʿarrifu |
تُعَرِّفَانِ
tuʿarrifāni |
tuʿarrifna |
yuʿarrifna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾuʿarrifa |
tuʿarrifa |
yuʿarrifa |
تُعَرِّفَا
tuʿarrifā |
يُعَرِّفَا
yuʿarrifā |
nuʿarrifa |
tuʿarrifū |
yuʿarrifū |
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f |
tuʿarrifī |
tuʿarrifa |
تُعَرِّفَا
tuʿarrifā |
tuʿarrifna |
yuʿarrifna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾuʿarrif |
tuʿarrif |
yuʿarrif |
تُعَرِّفَا
tuʿarrifā |
يُعَرِّفَا
yuʿarrifā |
nuʿarrif |
tuʿarrifū |
yuʿarrifū |
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f |
tuʿarrifī |
tuʿarrif |
تُعَرِّفَا
tuʿarrifā |
tuʿarrifna |
yuʿarrifna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m | عَرِّفْ
ʿarrif |
عَرِّفَا
ʿarrifā |
ʿarrifū |
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f |
ʿarrifī |
ʿarrifna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʿurriftu |
ʿurrifta |
عُرِّفَ
ʿurrifa |
عُرِّفْتُمَا
ʿurriftumā |
عُرِّفَا
ʿurrifā |
ʿurrifnā |
ʿurriftum |
ʿurrifū |
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f |
ʿurrifti |
ʿurrifat |
عُرِّفَتَا
ʿurrifatā |
ʿurriftunna |
ʿurrifna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾuʿarrafu |
tuʿarrafu |
yuʿarrafu |
تُعَرَّفَانِ
tuʿarrafāni |
يُعَرَّفَانِ
yuʿarrafāni |
nuʿarrafu |
tuʿarrafūna |
yuʿarrafūna |
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f |
tuʿarrafīna |
tuʿarrafu |
تُعَرَّفَانِ
tuʿarrafāni |
tuʿarrafna |
yuʿarrafna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾuʿarrafa |
tuʿarrafa |
yuʿarrafa |
تُعَرَّفَا
tuʿarrafā |
يُعَرَّفَا
yuʿarrafā |
nuʿarrafa |
tuʿarrafū |
yuʿarrafū |
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f |
tuʿarrafī |
tuʿarrafa |
تُعَرَّفَا
tuʿarrafā |
tuʿarrafna |
yuʿarrafna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾuʿarraf |
tuʿarraf |
yuʿarraf |
تُعَرَّفَا
tuʿarrafā |
يُعَرَّفَا
yuʿarrafā |
nuʿarraf |
tuʿarrafū |
yuʿarrafū |
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f |
tuʿarrafī |
tuʿarraf |
تُعَرَّفَا
tuʿarrafā |
tuʿarrafna |
yuʿarrafna |
References
- “عرف” in John Mace (2007), Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., ISBN 0-7818-1229-1
Egyptian Arabic
Verb
عرف • (ʿirif) (perfect, imperfect يعرف (yiʿraf), Verb form I)
- to know
- لقاء سويدان - مش عرفة أنا ليه
- ال اقوله بحبك عارفين رد عليا بأيه؟ متشكر خالص خالص قوى جدا ميرسى.
- I told him "I love you", and do you know what he replied? "Thank you so very very much, merci".
- ال اقوله بحبك عارفين رد عليا بأيه؟ متشكر خالص خالص قوى جدا ميرسى.
- لقاء سويدان - مش عرفة أنا ليه
Conjugation
conjugation of عرف —verb form i
verbal noun | ||||||||
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active participle | عارف (ʿārif) | |||||||
passive participle | معروف (maʿrūf) | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | عرفت (ʿiríft) |
عرفت (ʿiríft) |
عرف (ʿírif) |
عرفنا (ʿirífna) |
عرفتوا (ʿiríftu) |
عرفوا (ʿírfu) |
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f | عرفتي (ʿirífti) |
عرفت (ʿírfit) |
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present subjunctive |
m | اعرف (áʿraf) |
تعرف (tíʿraf) |
يعرف (yíʿraf) |
نعرف (níʿraf) |
تعرفوا (tiʿráfu) |
يعرفوا (yiʿráfu) |
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f | تعرفي (tiʿráfi) |
تعرف (tíʿraf) |
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present indicative |
m | بعرف (báʿraf) |
بتعرف (bitíʿraf) |
بيعرف (biyíʿraf) |
بنعرف (biníʿraf) |
بتعرفوا (bitiʿráfu) |
بيعرفوا (biyiʿráfu) |
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f | بتعرفي (bitiʿráfi) |
بتعرف (bitíʿraf) |
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future | m | حعرف (ħáʿraf) |
حتعرف (ħatíʿraf) |
حيعرف (ħayíʿraf) |
حنعرف (ħaníʿraf) |
حتعرفوا (ħatiʿráfu) |
حيعرفوا (ħayiʿráfu) |
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f | حتعرفي (ħatiʿráfi) |
حتعرف (ħatíʿraf) |
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imperative | m | اعرف (iʿraf) |
اعرفوا (iʿráfu) |
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f | اعرفي (iʿráfi) |