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عرفان

عرفان

Arabic

Noun

عِرْفَان (ʿirfān) m

  1. verbal noun of عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) (form I)

Declension


Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عرفان.

Pronunciation

Noun

عرفان (erfân)

  1. knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
  2. gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
  3. mysticism

Proper noun

عرفان (Erfân)

  1. A male given name, Erfan

Derived terms

  • عرفانی (erfâni)