Given name · Ottoman Turkish · Persian
عارف
“a learned man”
عارف (arif) is a masculine given name from Old Anatolian Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Persian and Ottoman Turkish.
Ottoman Turkish and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Arif.
Meaning & origin
What it means
عارف is Arif written in Arabic script. Arif is a variant of Aarif. One Arabic interpretation is “a learned man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
عارف comes from Old Anatolian Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Old Anatolian Turkish عَارِفْ ('ārif), from Arabic عَارِف.
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عارف’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, عارف can be written in the Roman alphabet as Arif. In Persian usage, عارف can be written in the Roman alphabet as âref. In Ottoman Turkish usage, عارف has a transliteration in Ârif.
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Around the world
عارف has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named عارف
- Aref al-ArefPalestinian journalist, historian and politician (1891-1973)1892–1973
- ArefIranian singer and former actor1940–2026
- Aref Dalilaformer Dean of the Faculty of Economics in Damascus Universityborn 1942
- Aref LorestaniIranian actor (1972–2017)
- Aref TayfourIraqi politicianborn 1945
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