Arabic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “knowing”
Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif, “knowing”), active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: OrifCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: OrifCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: OrifCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

