Arabic vocabulary
اِعْرِفْ is how you say “know” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
اعرف قدر مَا ضَاعَ مِنْك وابك بكاء من يدْرِي مِقْدَار الْفَائِت
Know the value of what you have lost and weep like one who knows the worth of what is gone.
اِعْرِفْ — know!. A command-form (imperative) 'know / recognize', addressed to 'you'. Its clipped jussive shape is the bare order.
From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →فاعرفوا حق الْجَار
So recognize the rights of the neighbor.
فَاعْرِفُوا — so recognize. 'Fa-' (so) plus a command-form 'know / acknowledge' with the plural '-u' (you all) ending. The 'fa-' draws the conclusion: so honor it.
From: Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam →OpenArabic teaches words like اِعْرِفْ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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