عرفان
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ف (ʕ r f) |
| 16 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕir.faːn/
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
عِرْفَان • (ʕirfān) m
- verbal noun of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa) (form I)
- knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:معرفة
- gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
- mysticism
- Islamic mysticism
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عِرْفَان ʕirfān |
الْعِرْفَان al-ʕirfān |
عِرْفَان ʕirfān |
| nominative | عِرْفَانٌ ʕirfānun |
الْعِرْفَانُ al-ʕirfānu |
عِرْفَانُ ʕirfānu |
| accusative | عِرْفَانًا ʕirfānan |
الْعِرْفَانَ al-ʕirfāna |
عِرْفَانَ ʕirfāna |
| genitive | عِرْفَانٍ ʕirfānin |
الْعِرْفَانِ al-ʕirfāni |
عِرْفَانِ ʕirfāni |
Derived terms
- عِرْفَانِيَّة (ʕirfāniyya)
- عِرْفَانِيّ (ʕirfāniyy)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: ürfan
- → Bengali: ইরফান (irphan)
- → Persian: عرفان ('erfân)
- → Ottoman Turkish: عرفان (irfān)
- → Turkish: irfan
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔir.ˈfaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪɾ.fɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔeɹ.fɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiɾ.fɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | irfān |
| Dari reading? | irfān |
| Iranian reading? | erfân |
| Tajik reading? | irfon |
Noun
عرفان • (irfān / erfân) (Tajik spelling ирфон)
- knowledge, knowing, cognition, especially in Sufism
- gnosis, the attainment of direct spiritual knowledge
- mysticism
- Islamic mysticism
Proper noun
عرفان • (irfān / erfân) (Tajik spelling Ирфон)
- a male given name, Erfan or Irfan, from Arabic
Derived terms
- عرفانی ('erfâni)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “عرفان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “عرفان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.