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تَعْرِيف
definition /taʕ.ˈriːf/
nounB2#3238 most common
Also: introduction, identification
Example sentences
ما تَعْرِيف كَلِمَة "بَيْت"؟
What is the definition of the word "house"?
أَحْتَاج إِلَى تَعْرِيف بَسِيط لِهَذَا الْمُصْطَلَح.
I need a simple definition of this term.
قَدَّمَ الْمُعَلِّم تَعْرِيفاً وَاضِحاً لِلدِّيمُقْرَاطِيَّة.
The teacher gave a clear definition of democracy.
يَخْتَلِف تَعْرِيف النَّجَاح مِن شَخْص إِلَى آخَر.
The definition of success differs from one person to another.
أَصْبَح تَعْرِيف الْهُوِيَّة الرَّقْمِيَّة ضَرُورِيّاً فِي عَصْر الإِنْتَرْنِت.
Defining digital identity has become necessary in the internet age.
أَثَار تَعْرِيف الْقَانُون الدَّوْلِي لِلْإِرْهَاب جَدَلاً وَاسِعاً بَيْن الدُّوَل الأَعْضَاء.
International law's definition of terrorism sparked wide controversy among member states.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَعْرِيفٌ | تَعْرِيفَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَعْرِيفٍ | تَعْرِيفَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَعْرِيفاً | تَعْرِيفَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَعْرِيفُ | يَا تَعْرِيفَاتُ |
Word family
عَرَفَto know, to recognize
مَعْرِفَةknowledgeتَعَارُفmutual acquaintance, getting to know each other
مُعَرِّفidentifier, ID tag
عَارِفknowing, aware
Etymology
Taʿrīf is the verbal noun of the Form II verb ʿarrafa, meaning to make known or to define, itself built on the triliteral root ʿ-r-f, to know. The doubled middle radical in Form II carries a causative sense, so where ʿarafa means to know, ʿarrafa means to make someone know. Taʿrīf therefore literally means the act of making known, which is why it covers both definition and introduction.
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