"معروف" meaning in Urdu

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Adjective

IPA: /məʕ.ɾuːf/ [Standard, Urdu], [mɑː.ɾuːf] [Standard, Urdu] Forms: مَعْرُوف [canonical], ma'rūf [romanization], मारूफ़ [Hindi]
Rhymes: -uːf Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f) Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa) Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)bor. Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)bor. Urdu مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf) Borrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ur|bor|fa-cls>مَعْرُوف>renowned|id=renowned|text=++|title=مَعْرُوف|tree=++}} Etymology tree Arabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f) Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa) Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)bor. Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)bor. Urdu مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf) Borrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f)., {{root|ur|ar|ع ر ف}} Head templates: {{ur-adj|head=مَعْرُوف|ind=1}} مَعْرُوف • (ma'rūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मारूफ़)
  1. famous, renowned Tags: indeclinable Synonyms: نامِی, پْرَکھْیات, وِکھْیات, مَشْہُور, مَقْبُول
    Sense id: en-معروف-ur-adj-7mhcGElA
  2. evident; known Tags: indeclinable Synonyms: مَعْلُوم
    Sense id: en-معروف-ur-adj-vevip~Ih
  3. (grammar) active voice Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-معروف-ur-adj-ITSv7Ur1 Categories (other): Grammar, Urdu entries with etymology texts, Urdu entries with etymology trees, Urdu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Urdu entries with etymology texts: 10 13 45 28 5 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with etymology trees: 10 13 45 28 5 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 8 12 43 27 10 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. (phonology) a stretched or close vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-معروف-ur-adj--Hvz5nYF Categories (other): Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Phonology Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
  5. (formal) correct; lawful Tags: formal, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-معروف-ur-adj-g0WICkk3
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "majhūl",
      "word": "مَجْہُول"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "fa-cls>مَعْرُوف>renowned",
        "id": "renowned",
        "text": "++",
        "title": "مَعْرُوف",
        "tree": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nArabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f)\nArabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)\nArabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)bor.\nClassical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)bor.\nUrdu مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)\nBorrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f).",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ع ر ف"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nArabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f)\nArabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)\nArabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)bor.\nClassical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)bor.\nUrdu مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)\nBorrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مَعْرُوف",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ma'rūf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मारूफ़",
      "tags": [
        "Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "مَعْرُوف",
        "ind": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "مَعْرُوف • (ma'rūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मारूफ़)",
      "name": "ur-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "مَعْ‧رُوف"
  ],
  "lang": "Urdu",
  "lang_code": "ur",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "famous, renowned"
      ],
      "id": "en-معروف-ur-adj-7mhcGElA",
      "links": [
        [
          "famous",
          "famous"
        ],
        [
          "renowned",
          "renowned"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "نامِی"
        },
        {
          "word": "پْرَکھْیات"
        },
        {
          "word": "وِکھْیات"
        },
        {
          "word": "مَشْہُور"
        },
        {
          "word": "مَقْبُول"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evident; known"
      ],
      "id": "en-معروف-ur-adj-vevip~Ih",
      "links": [
        [
          "evident",
          "evident"
        ],
        [
          "known",
          "known"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "مَعْلُوم"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ur",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "ur:Grammar",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 13 45 28 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Urdu entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 13 45 28 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Urdu entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 12 43 27 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Urdu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "active voice"
      ],
      "id": "en-معروف-ur-adj-ITSv7Ur1",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "active voice",
          "active voice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) active voice"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "مَجْہُول"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ur",
          "name": "Phonology",
          "orig": "ur:Phonology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a stretched or close vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters"
      ],
      "id": "en-معروف-ur-adj--Hvz5nYF",
      "links": [
        [
          "phonology",
          "phonology"
        ],
        [
          "stretched",
          "stretched"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "و",
          "و#Urdu"
        ],
        [
          "ی",
          "ی#Urdu"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(phonology) a stretched or close vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "مُنْکَر"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "correct; lawful"
      ],
      "id": "en-معروف-ur-adj-g0WICkk3",
      "links": [
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ],
        [
          "lawful",
          "lawful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) correct; lawful"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məʕ.ɾuːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɑː.ɾuːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "معروف"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "majhūl",
      "word": "مَجْہُول"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Urdu/uːf",
    "Rhymes:Urdu/uːf/2 syllables",
    "Urdu adjectives",
    "Urdu entries with etymology texts",
    "Urdu entries with etymology trees",
    "Urdu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Urdu indeclinable adjectives",
    "Urdu lemmas",
    "Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from Arabic",
    "Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root ع ر ف"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "bor",
        "3": "fa-cls>مَعْرُوف>renowned",
        "id": "renowned",
        "text": "++",
        "title": "مَعْرُوف",
        "tree": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nArabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f)\nArabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)\nArabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)bor.\nClassical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)bor.\nUrdu مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)\nBorrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f).",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ع ر ف"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nArabic ع ر ف (ʕ r f)\nArabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa)\nArabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)bor.\nClassical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)bor.\nUrdu مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf)\nBorrowed from Classical Persian مَعْرُوف (ma'rūf), borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf), from عَرَفَ (ʕarafa), from ع ر ف (ʕ r f).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "مَعْرُوف",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ma'rūf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मारूफ़",
      "tags": [
        "Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "مَعْرُوف",
        "ind": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "مَعْرُوف • (ma'rūf) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मारूफ़)",
      "name": "ur-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "مَعْ‧رُوف"
  ],
  "lang": "Urdu",
  "lang_code": "ur",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "famous, renowned"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "famous",
          "famous"
        ],
        [
          "renowned",
          "renowned"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "نامِی"
        },
        {
          "word": "پْرَکھْیات"
        },
        {
          "word": "وِکھْیات"
        },
        {
          "word": "مَشْہُور"
        },
        {
          "word": "مَقْبُول"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evident; known"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evident",
          "evident"
        ],
        [
          "known",
          "known"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "مَعْلُوم"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ur:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "active voice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "active voice",
          "active voice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) active voice"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "مَجْہُول"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "ur:Phonology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a stretched or close vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phonology",
          "phonology"
        ],
        [
          "stretched",
          "stretched"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "و",
          "و#Urdu"
        ],
        [
          "ی",
          "ی#Urdu"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(phonology) a stretched or close vowel; an epithet for the و (vao) and ی (ye) letters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "مُنْکَر"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Urdu formal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "correct; lawful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ],
        [
          "lawful",
          "lawful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) correct; lawful"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məʕ.ɾuːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɑː.ɾuːf]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "معروف"
}

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