تعرف

See also: تعرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

Compare عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

تَعَرَّفَ • (taʕarrafa) V, non-past يَتَعَرَّفُ‎ (yataʕarrafu)

to become acquainted (بِ (bi) or إِلَى (ʔilā) with someone), to meet
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.
to recognize (عَلَى (ʕalā) someone)
(transitive) to trace, to discover

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَعَرَّفَ

(form-V sound)

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

References

Mace, John (2007) “تعرف”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Noun

تَعَرُّف • (taʕarruf) m

verbal noun of تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَعَرُّف (taʕarruf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

Verb

تَعْرِفُ • (taʕrifu) (form I)

second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Verb

تَعْرِفَ • (taʕrifa) (form I)

second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Verb

تَعْرِفْ • (taʕrif) (form I)

second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Verb

تُعْرَفُ • (tuʕrafu) (form I)

second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Verb

تُعْرَفَ • (tuʕrafa) (form I)

second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Verb

تُعْرَفْ • (tuʕraf) (form I)

second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)

Verb

تُعَرِّفُ • (tuʕarrifu) (form II)

second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرِّفَ • (tuʕarrifa) (form II)

second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرِّفْ • (tuʕarrif) (form II)

second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرَّفُ • (tuʕarrafu) (form II)

second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرَّفَ • (tuʕarrafa) (form II)

second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)

Verb

تُعَرَّفْ • (tuʕarraf) (form II)

second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)
third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of عَرَّفَ (ʕarrafa)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ف
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَعَرَّفَ (taʕarrafa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʕar.raf/, [ɪtˈʕɑrˤ.rˤɑf]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

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

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.
to introduce oneself

Conjugation

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

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