Arif: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عارف
عَارِف
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Arif (عارف, Arabic عَارِف) means “one who knows; a knower of God”. It comes from the Arabic root ع ر ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ر ف.
- Meaning
- one who knows; a knower of God
- معنی
- پہچاننے والا، عارف
Where it comes from
Active participle of ʿarafa, to know or recognise; in Sufi usage, one who knows God.
- Say it
- aa-rifAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع ر ف
- Other spellings
- Aarif