Arifa: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عارفہ
عَارِفَة
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Arifa (عارفہ, Arabic عَارِفَة) means “knowing; discerning”. It comes from the Arabic root ع ر ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ر ف.
- Meaning
- knowing; discerning
- معنی
- پہچاننے والی، دانا
Where it comes from
Feminine active participle of ʿarafa, to know or recognise.
- Say it
- aa-ri-faAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع ر ف
- Other spellings
- Aarifa · Arifah
- Themes
- Knowledge