English Explanatory Dictionary

ma'ruf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A class of vowel used in various Arabic script languages, including Persian, Kurdish, and Urdu, among others:
  2. A vowel phoneme that is phonemically equivalent to a vowel in Classical Arabic.
  3. A semivowel, or other vocalic character, with a reading that is phonemically equivalent to its normal pronunciation in Classical Arabic.

Word forms

ma'ruf ma'rufs ma'rūf maruf mârūf

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf, “famous”), from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf).

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