تعرف

See also: تعرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ r f)
16 terms

Compare عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

تَعَرَّفَ • (taʕarrafa) V (non-past يَتَعَرَّفُ (yataʕarrafu), verbal noun تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf))

1. to become acquainted, with, to meet [with بِ (bi) or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘someone’]

   تَعَرَّفْنَا فِي الْجَامِعَة. ― taʕarrafnā fī l-jāmiʕa. ― We got to know each other in college.

   عِنْدَمَا الْتَقَيْتُ بِهِ لِأَوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ، بَدَأْنَا نَتَعَرَّفُ عَلَى بَعْضِنَا الْبَعْضِ. ― ʕindamā l-taqaytu bihi liʔawwali marratin, badaʔnā nataʕarrafu ʕalā baʕḍinā l-baʕḍi. ― When I met him for the first time, we started to get to know each other.

2. to recognize [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]
3. (transitive) to trace, to discover
4. (grammar) (for a noun) to be or to become definite

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَعَرَّفَ (V, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَعَرُّف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعَرُّف taʕarruf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَعَرِّف mutaʕarrif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَعَرَّف mutaʕarraf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَعَرَّفْتُ taʕarraftu	تَعَرَّفْتَ taʕarrafta	تَعَرَّفَ taʕarrafa		تَعَرَّفْتُمَا taʕarraftumā	تَعَرَّفَا taʕarrafā		تَعَرَّفْنَا taʕarrafnā	تَعَرَّفْتُمْ taʕarraftum	تَعَرَّفُوا taʕarrafū
	f		تَعَرَّفْتِ taʕarrafti	تَعَرَّفَتْ taʕarrafat			تَعَرَّفَتَا taʕarrafatā			تَعَرَّفْتُنَّ taʕarraftunna	تَعَرَّفْنَ taʕarrafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَعَرَّفُ ʔataʕarrafu	تَتَعَرَّفُ tataʕarrafu	يَتَعَرَّفُ yataʕarrafu		تَتَعَرَّفَانِ tataʕarrafāni	يَتَعَرَّفَانِ yataʕarrafāni		نَتَعَرَّفُ nataʕarrafu	تَتَعَرَّفُونَ tataʕarrafūna	يَتَعَرَّفُونَ yataʕarrafūna
	f		تَتَعَرَّفِينَ tataʕarrafīna	تَتَعَرَّفُ tataʕarrafu			تَتَعَرَّفَانِ tataʕarrafāni			تَتَعَرَّفْنَ tataʕarrafna	يَتَعَرَّفْنَ yataʕarrafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَعَرَّفَ ʔataʕarrafa	تَتَعَرَّفَ tataʕarrafa	يَتَعَرَّفَ yataʕarrafa		تَتَعَرَّفَا tataʕarrafā	يَتَعَرَّفَا yataʕarrafā		نَتَعَرَّفَ nataʕarrafa	تَتَعَرَّفُوا tataʕarrafū	يَتَعَرَّفُوا yataʕarrafū
	f		تَتَعَرَّفِي tataʕarrafī	تَتَعَرَّفَ tataʕarrafa			تَتَعَرَّفَا tataʕarrafā			تَتَعَرَّفْنَ tataʕarrafna	يَتَعَرَّفْنَ yataʕarrafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَعَرَّفْ ʔataʕarraf	تَتَعَرَّفْ tataʕarraf	يَتَعَرَّفْ yataʕarraf		تَتَعَرَّفَا tataʕarrafā	يَتَعَرَّفَا yataʕarrafā		نَتَعَرَّفْ nataʕarraf	تَتَعَرَّفُوا tataʕarrafū	يَتَعَرَّفُوا yataʕarrafū
	f		تَتَعَرَّفِي tataʕarrafī	تَتَعَرَّفْ tataʕarraf			تَتَعَرَّفَا tataʕarrafā			تَتَعَرَّفْنَ tataʕarrafna	يَتَعَرَّفْنَ yataʕarrafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَعَرَّفْ taʕarraf			تَعَرَّفَا taʕarrafā				تَعَرَّفُوا taʕarrafū
	f		تَعَرَّفِي taʕarrafī							تَعَرَّفْنَ taʕarrafna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُعُرِّفْتُ tuʕurriftu	تُعُرِّفْتَ tuʕurrifta	تُعُرِّفَ tuʕurrifa		تُعُرِّفْتُمَا tuʕurriftumā	تُعُرِّفَا tuʕurrifā		تُعُرِّفْنَا tuʕurrifnā	تُعُرِّفْتُمْ tuʕurriftum	تُعُرِّفُوا tuʕurrifū
	f		تُعُرِّفْتِ tuʕurrifti	تُعُرِّفَتْ tuʕurrifat			تُعُرِّفَتَا tuʕurrifatā			تُعُرِّفْتُنَّ tuʕurriftunna	تُعُرِّفْنَ tuʕurrifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَعَرَّفُ ʔutaʕarrafu	تُتَعَرَّفُ tutaʕarrafu	يُتَعَرَّفُ yutaʕarrafu		تُتَعَرَّفَانِ tutaʕarrafāni	يُتَعَرَّفَانِ yutaʕarrafāni		نُتَعَرَّفُ nutaʕarrafu	تُتَعَرَّفُونَ tutaʕarrafūna	يُتَعَرَّفُونَ yutaʕarrafūna
	f		تُتَعَرَّفِينَ tutaʕarrafīna	تُتَعَرَّفُ tutaʕarrafu			تُتَعَرَّفَانِ tutaʕarrafāni			تُتَعَرَّفْنَ tutaʕarrafna	يُتَعَرَّفْنَ yutaʕarrafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَعَرَّفَ ʔutaʕarrafa	تُتَعَرَّفَ tutaʕarrafa	يُتَعَرَّفَ yutaʕarrafa		تُتَعَرَّفَا tutaʕarrafā	يُتَعَرَّفَا yutaʕarrafā		نُتَعَرَّفَ nutaʕarrafa	تُتَعَرَّفُوا tutaʕarrafū	يُتَعَرَّفُوا yutaʕarrafū
	f		تُتَعَرَّفِي tutaʕarrafī	تُتَعَرَّفَ tutaʕarrafa			تُتَعَرَّفَا tutaʕarrafā			تُتَعَرَّفْنَ tutaʕarrafna	يُتَعَرَّفْنَ yutaʕarrafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَعَرَّفْ ʔutaʕarraf	تُتَعَرَّفْ tutaʕarraf	يُتَعَرَّفْ yutaʕarraf		تُتَعَرَّفَا tutaʕarrafā	يُتَعَرَّفَا yutaʕarrafā		نُتَعَرَّفْ nutaʕarraf	تُتَعَرَّفُوا tutaʕarrafū	يُتَعَرَّفُوا yutaʕarrafū
	f		تُتَعَرَّفِي tutaʕarrafī	تُتَعَرَّفْ tutaʕarraf			تُتَعَرَّفَا tutaʕarrafā			تُتَعَرَّفْنَ tutaʕarrafna	يُتَعَرَّفْنَ yutaʕarrafna

References

• Mace, John (2007) “تعرف”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

تَعَرُّف • (taʕarruf) m

1. verbal noun of تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَعَرُّف taʕarruf	التَّعَرُّف at-taʕarruf	تَعَرُّف taʕarruf
Nominative	تَعَرُّفٌ taʕarrufun	التَّعَرُّفُ at-taʕarrufu	تَعَرُّفُ taʕarrufu
Accusative	تَعَرُّفًا taʕarrufan	التَّعَرُّفَ at-taʕarrufa	تَعَرُّفَ taʕarrufa
Genitive	تَعَرُّفٍ taʕarrufin	التَّعَرُّفِ at-taʕarrufi	تَعَرُّفِ taʕarrufi

Etymology 3

Verb

تعرف (form I)

1. تَعْرِفُ (taʕrifu) /taʕ.ri.fu/: inflection of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُعْرَفُ (tuʕrafu) /tuʕ.ra.fu/: inflection of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تَعْرِفَ (taʕrifa) /taʕ.ri.fa/: inflection of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُعْرَفَ (tuʕrafa) /tuʕ.ra.fa/: inflection of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تَعْرِفْ (taʕrif) /taʕ.rif/: inflection of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُعْرَفْ (tuʕraf) /tuʕ.raf/: inflection of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تعرف (form II)

1. تُعَرِّفُ (tuʕarrifu) /tu.ʕar.ri.fu/: inflection of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تُعَرَّفُ (tuʕarrafu) /tu.ʕar.ra.fu/: inflection of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
3. تُعَرِّفَ (tuʕarrifa) /tu.ʕar.ri.fa/: inflection of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
4. تُعَرَّفَ (tuʕarrafa) /tu.ʕar.ra.fa/: inflection of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
5. تُعَرِّفْ (tuʕarrif) /tu.ʕar.rif/: inflection of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
6. تُعَرَّفْ (tuʕarraf) /tu.ʕar.raf/: inflection of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʕar.raf/, [ɪtˈʕɑrˤ.rˤɑf]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

تعرّف • (tʕarraf) V (present بتعرّف (bitʕarraf), subjunctive يتعرّف (yitʕarraf))

1. to meet, to get to know

   ممكن هاي فرصة تتعرّف على صحاب جداد.

   mumken hāy furṣa titʕarraf ʕala ṣḥāb jdād

   This could be an opportunity to meet new friends.

2. to introduce oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of تعرّف (tʕarraf)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	تعرّفت (tʕarraft)	تعرّفت (tʕarraft)	تعرّف (tʕarraf)		تعرّفنا (tʕarrafna)	تعرّفتو (tʕarraftu)	تعرّفو (tʕarrafu)
	f		تعرّفتي (tʕarrafti)	تعرّفت (tʕarrafat)
present	m	بتعرّف (batʕarraf)	بتتعرّف (btitʕarraf)	بتعرّف (bitʕarraf)		منتعرّف (mnitʕarraf)	بتتعرّفو (btitʕarrafu)	بتعرّفو (bitʕarrafu)
	f		بتتعرّفي (btitʕarrafi)	بتتعرّف (btitʕarraf)
subjunctive	m	اتعرّف (atʕarraf)	تتعرّف (titʕarraf)	يتعرّف (yitʕarraf)		نتعرّف (nitʕarraf)	تتعرّفو (titʕarrafu)	يتعرّفو (yitʕarrafu)
	f		تتعرّفي (titʕarrafi)	تتعرّف (titʕarraf)
imperative	m		تعرّف (tʕarraf)				تعرّفو (tʕarrafu)
	f		تعرّفي (tʕarrafi)