A1verb
يَعْرِفُ
yaʿrifu
he knows
Example
هُوَ يَعْرِفُ الْإِجَابَةَ.
huwa yaʿrifu al-ijābata.
He knows the answer.
Grammar
Form I verb. Root ʿ-r-f gives: maʿrifa (knowledge), taʿāruf (getting to know each other).
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Arabic root
ع-ر-ف
4 words from this root family
A1verb
عَرَفَ
ʿarafa
to know
Example
عرفتُ الإجابةَ الصحيحةَ
ʿaraftu al-ijābata aṣ-ṣaḥīḥata
I knew the correct answer
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: 'arafa, Present: ya'rifu. Used for knowing facts, people, or places.
B1noun
مَعرِفَة
maʿrifa
knowledge
Example
المَعرِفَةُ كَنزٌ لا يَفنى.
al-maʿrifatu kanzun lā yafnā.
Knowledge is a treasure that never perishes.
A2noun
مَعْرُوفٌ
maʿrūf
good deed / what is recognized as right
Example
وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ
waʾmur bil-maʿrūfi wanha ʿani al-munkar
And enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong (31:17)
Grammar
Passive participle of عَرَفَ (to know). Literally 'what is known/recognized' — i.e. recognized as good. Opposite: مُنْكَر.
Culture
Commanding good and forbidding evil (al-amr bil-maʿrūf) is a fundamental Islamic ethical duty incumbent on every Muslim.