عريف

See also: عريق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ف (ʿ-r-f); compare عَرَفَ (ʿarafa, to know).

Adjective

عَرِيف (ʿarīf) (masculine plural عُرَفَاء (ʿurafāʾ), elative أَعْرَف (ʾaʿraf))

  1. knowing, cognizant, aware

Declension

Noun

عَرِيف (ʿarīf) m (plural عُرَفَاء (ʿurafāʾ))

  1. expert, authority, specialist
  2. teaching assistant, class monitor
  3. (military, Iraq) sergeant
  4. (military, Egypt, Syrian) corporal
  5. teacher, choir leader

Declension

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