Irfan: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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عرفان
عِرْفَان
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Irfan (عرفان, Arabic عِرْفَان) means “knowledge; recognition (of God)”. It comes from the Arabic root ع ر ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع ر ف.
- Meaning
- knowledge; recognition (of God)
- معنی
- معرفت، پہچان
Where it comes from
Verbal noun of ʿarafa, to know or recognise.
- Say it
- ir-faanAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع ر ف
- Other spellings
- Irfaan