Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root ʿ-r-f

14 names in 9 word forms: 12 boys, 2 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: عرفان (4 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

عرف ʿ-r-f knowledge, awareness

Names: 14
Word forms: 9
Boy: 12
Girl: 2

The root’s family tree

ع ر ف ʿ-r-f · knowledge, awareness

عارف Arif ♂Arip ♂
عرفان Irfan ♂Arfan ♂Ervan ♂Irpan ♂
معروف Maarof ♂Makruf ♂
عرفات Arafat ♂
عرفة Arafah ♂
عارفة Arifah ♀
عرفاني Irfani ♂
معارف Maarif ♂
معرفة Marifah ♀

Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root ʿ-r-f

عارف “knowing; knowledgeable” en.wiktionary.org Arif ♂Arip ♂
عرفان “knowledge; gnosis” en.wiktionary.org Irfan ♂Arfan ♂Ervan ♂Irpan ♂
معروف “known; goodness” en.wiktionary.org Maarof ♂Makruf ♂
عرفات No sourced meaning for this word Arafat ♂
عرفة “Arafah, the place and day of the Hajj standing” en.wiktionary.org Arafah ♂
عارفة “learned, knowing” behindthename.com Arifah ♀
عرفاني “relating to knowledge, including spiritual knowledge” en.wiktionary.org Irfani ♂
معارف “knowledge” en.wiktionary.org Maarif ♂
معرفة “knowledge” en.wiktionary.org Marifah ♀

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 12 Girl: 2

Sources

Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ع ر ف · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
Wiktionary: عارف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Arif, Arifah and Arip
Wiktionary: عرفان · en.wiktionary.org · root of Irfan, Arfan, Ervan, Irfani and Irpan
Wiktionary: معروف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Maarof and Makruf
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): عَرَفَات · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Arafat
Wiktionary: عرفة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Arafah
Wiktionary: عارفة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Arifah
Wiktionary: عرفاني · en.wiktionary.org · root of Irfani
Wiktionary: معرفة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Maarif and Marifah
Wiktionary: معارف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Maarif

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root ʿ-r-f mean?

The root ع ر ف (ʿ-r-f) relates to knowledge, awareness, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ع ر ف. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root ʿ-r-f?

Arif, Irfan, Maarof, Arafat, Arfan, Arafah, Arifah, Arip, Ervan, Irfani, Irpan, Maarif, Makruf and Marifah.

What does عرفان mean?

عرفان means “knowledge; gnosis”, according to Wiktionary: عرفان. In this reference it is spelled Irfan, Arfan, Ervan and Irpan.

How many Arabic word forms are in the ʿ-r-f family?

9 word forms: عارف (Arif, Arip); عرفان (Irfan, Arfan, Ervan, Irpan); معروف (Maarof, Makruf); عرفات (Arafat); عرفة (Arafah); عارفة (Arifah); عرفاني (Irfani); معارف (Maarif); معرفة (Marifah).