Arabic reference
عَرَفَ
ʿarafa
to know
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Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ʿaraftuI knew; I have known |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿarafnāwe knew; we have known |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿaraftayou (one man) knew; you (one man) have known |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿaraftiyou (one woman) knew; you (one woman) have known |
| antumā (you two) | ʿaraftumāyou two knew; you two have known |
| antum (you, men) | ʿaraftumyou (plural, masculine) knew; you (plural, masculine) have known |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿaraftunnayou (plural, feminine) knew; you (plural, feminine) have known |
| huwa (he) | ʿarafahe knew; he has known |
| hiya (she) | ʿarafatshe knew; she has known |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿarafāthey two (masculine) knew; they two (masculine) have known |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿarafatāthey two (feminine) knew; they two (feminine) have known |
| hum (they, men) | ʿarafūthey (masculine) knew; they (masculine) have known |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿarafnathey (feminine) knew; they (feminine) have known |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿrifuI know |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿrifuwe know |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿrifuyou (one man) know |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿrifīnayou (one woman) know |
| antumā (you two) | taʿrifāniyou two know |
| antum (you, men) | taʿrifūnayou (plural, masculine) know |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿrifnayou (plural, feminine) know |
| huwa (he) | yaʿrifuhe knows |
| hiya (she) | taʿrifushe knows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿrifānithey two (masculine) know |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿrifānithey two (feminine) know |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿrifūnathey (masculine) know |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿrifnathey (feminine) know |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿrifa(that) I know |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿrifa(that) we know |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿrifa(that) you (one man) know |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿrifī(that) you (one woman) know |
| antumā (you two) | taʿrifā(that) you two know |
| antum (you, men) | taʿrifū(that) you (plural, masculine) know |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿrifna(that) you (plural, feminine) know |
| huwa (he) | yaʿrifa(that) he knows |
| hiya (she) | taʿrifa(that) she knows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿrifā(that) they two (masculine) know |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿrifā(that) they two (feminine) know |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿrifū(that) they (masculine) know |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿrifna(that) they (feminine) know |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿrifI know (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿrifwe know (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿrifyou (one man) know (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿrifīyou (one woman) know (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿrifāyou two know (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿrifūyou (plural, masculine) know (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿrifnayou (plural, feminine) know (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿrifhe knows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿrifshe knows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿrifāthey two (masculine) know (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿrifāthey two (feminine) know (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿrifūthey (masculine) know (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿrifnathey (feminine) know (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iʿrifknow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iʿrifīknow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iʿrifāknow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iʿrifūknow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iʿrifnaknow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿrifuI will know |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿrifuwe will know |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿrifuyou (one man) will know |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿrifīnayou (one woman) will know |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿrifāniyou two will know |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿrifūnayou (plural, masculine) will know |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿrifnayou (plural, feminine) will know |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿrifuhe will know |
| hiya (she) | sataʿrifushe will know |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿrifānithey two (masculine) will know |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿrifānithey two (feminine) will know |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿrifūnathey (masculine) will know |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿrifnathey (feminine) will know |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ʿuriftuI was known; I have been known |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿurifnāwe were known; we have been known |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿuriftayou (one man) were known; you (one man) have been known |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿuriftiyou (one woman) were known; you (one woman) have been known |
| antumā (you two) | ʿuriftumāyou two were known; you two have been known |
| antum (you, men) | ʿuriftumyou (plural, masculine) were known; you (plural, masculine) have been known |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿuriftunnayou (plural, feminine) were known; you (plural, feminine) have been known |
| huwa (he) | ʿurifahe was known; he has been known |
| hiya (she) | ʿurifatshe was known; she has been known |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿurifāthey two (masculine) were known; they two (masculine) have been known |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿurifatāthey two (feminine) were known; they two (feminine) have been known |
| hum (they, men) | ʿurifūthey (masculine) were known; they (masculine) have been known |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿurifnathey (feminine) were known; they (feminine) have been known |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿrafuI am known |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿrafuwe are known |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿrafuyou (one man) are known |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿrafīnayou (one woman) are known |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿrafāniyou two are known |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿrafūnayou (plural, masculine) are known |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿrafnayou (plural, feminine) are known |
| huwa (he) | yuʿrafuhe is known |
| hiya (she) | tuʿrafushe is known |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿrafānithey two (masculine) are known |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿrafānithey two (feminine) are known |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿrafūnathey (masculine) are known |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿrafnathey (feminine) are known |
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