تَعَرَّفَto introduce in Arabic

Example sentences

• وتعرّف رب الْعِزَّة إِلَى المحبين بأسمائه وَصِفَاته

  And the Lord of Majesty introduced Himself to the lovers through His names and attributes.

  وَتَعَرَّفَ — and made Himself known. 'And' plus a past-tense reflexive-shape (form V) verb 'made Himself known / introduced Himself', subject coming next. The reflexive shape: He gave knowledge of Himself.

  From: Overcoming Desire →

• وَإِذا تعرفوا إِلَى مُلُوكهمْ وكبرائهم وتقربوا إِلَيْهِم لينالوا بهم الْعِزَّة والرفعة فتعرف أَنْت إِلَى الله وتودد إِلَيْهِ

  And if they seek to know their kings and leaders and draw close to them to obtain honor and elevation through them, you seek to know God and draw close to Him.

  تَعَرَّفُوا — they seek to know. A Form V verb, the 'ta-' plus doubling pattern that here means making oneself acquainted, seeking to be known. The '-u' ending is the plural 'they'; the form is past, read as habitual after 'whenever'.

  From: Contentment with What God Wills →