عراف

See also: عراق

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f)

From عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕar.raːf/

Noun

عَرَّاف • (ʕarrāf) m (plural عَرَّافُونَ (ʕarrāfūna))

  1. diviner, fortuneteller

Declension

  • عِرَافَة (ʕirāfa)

Descendants

  • Persian: عَرَّاف (arrâf)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔär.rɑːf]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔär.rɔːf]

Readings
Classical reading? arrāf
Dari reading? arrāf
Iranian reading? arrâf
Tajik reading? arrof

Noun

عراف • (arrâf)

  1. diviner, fortuneteller
    Synonym: اخترگوی (axtargôy)
  2. (dialectal) squaller, bawler, or somebody of impudent manners
    Synonym: کولی (kowli)

References

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