Where does “عرف” come from?

عرف (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic عَرَفَ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

عرف (Egyptian Arabic): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “عرف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَرَفَknow; to know, get to know, find out
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عَرَفَ →