“يعرف (ya’rif) is the third-person masculine singular form of the Arabic verb عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), which means “to know” or “to recognize.”

ي (ya) is the prefix for the third-person masculine singular present tense.
عرف (ʕrif) is the root of the verb, meaning “to know.”

So, يعرف (ya’rif) literally means “he knows” or “he recognizes.”

هو يعرف الطريق (huwa ya’rif al-ṭarīq) – He knows the way.
هل يعرف أحمد الإجابة؟ (hal ya’rif ‘aḥmad al-‘ijābah?) – Does Ahmed know the answer?”

A’ref

“I know” or “I understand”: This meaning is based on the Arabic verb “يعرف” (ya’raf) which means “to know” or “to understand”.

There is a music video by M.A, MARROUKI, and OhSlim titled “A3REF CHTAHKI”. The title likely translates to something like “I Know How to Talk” or “I Know What to Say”.

Part of a song lyric: “A3ref” also appears in the title and lyrics of a song by B.L.K Wolf called “A3ref Ta7sbha”.

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