Arabic for known, well-known

ma3ruuf
ﻣَﻌﺮُﻭﻑ
known, well-known – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣَﻌﺮُﻭﻑ means known, well-known. It is pronounced ma3ruuf.

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The Arabic word word for known, well-known can also be conjugated:

ma3ruufuuna
ﻣَﻌﺮُﻭﻓُﻮﻥَ
known, well-known – masculine plural
Part of speech: adjective. Pattern: passive participle

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Important letters:
The root of the word known, well-known consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, ra that is written and pronounced r and fa that is written and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in known, well-known

ﻣَﻌﺮُﻭﻑ
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ـﺮ
ـﻮ
ﻓـ
ـﻔـ
ـﻒ
 
mim
m
ayn
3
ra
r
waw
w
fa
f
 
 
The Arabic word for known, well-known consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w. The letter fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻌﺮُﻭﻑ and pronounced ma3ruuf.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for known, well-known

maf3uul becomes ma3ruuf

We have seen that the Arabic word for known, well-known is written ﻣَﻌﺮُﻭﻑ and pronounced ma3ruuf. It follows the pattern passive participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3uul where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3uul and the root letters are 3, r and f, the word becomes ma3ruuf.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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