عرفان

Arabic

Noun

عِرْفَان • (ʿirfān) m

verbal noun of عَرَفَ‎ (ʿarafa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عِرْفَان (ʿirfān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِرْفَان ʿirfān	الْعِرْفَان‎ al-ʿirfān	عِرْفَان ʿirfān
Nominative	عِرْفَانٌ ʿirfānun	الْعِرْفَانُ‎ al-ʿirfānu	عِرْفَانُ ʿirfānu
Accusative	عِرْفَانًا‎ ʿirfānan	الْعِرْفَانَ‎ al-ʿirfāna	عِرْفَانَ ʿirfāna
Genitive	عِرْفَانٍ ʿirfānin	الْعِرْفَانِ‎ al-ʿirfāni	عِرْفَانِ ʿirfāni

Descendants

Azerbaijani: ürfan

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِرْفَان‎ (ʿirfān).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [eɾˈfɒːn]

Noun

عرفان • ('erfân)

knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
mysticism

Proper noun

عرفان • ('erfân)

A male given name, Erfan.

Derived terms

عرفانی‎ ('erfâni)

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