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Arif (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
Arabic: [ʕaːrɪf]

Language(s)
  
Arabic

See also
  
Arifa, Maarif, Muarif

Gender
  
Male

Variant form(s)
  
Aref, Aarif, Aaref

Meaning
  
smart, knowledgeable and wise

Arip (also spelled Aref in Persian, Arabic: عارف‎‎ or Arief in Indonesian) is a common male given name in various Muslim countries, such as Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey. In early Islam It can also refer to a man who has been taught customary law and entrusted with certain duties: Distributing stipends to the warriors, collecting blood money, guarding the interest of orphans, and assisting in controlling of the markets.

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Aarif

  • Aarif Rahman, Hong Kong actor
  • Aref

  • Aref al-Aref, Palestinian journalist and politician
  • Aref Arefkia, Iranian pop singer
  • Aref al-Dajani, Palestinian politician
  • Aref Durvesh, Indian musician
  • Aref Qazvini, Iranian poet
  • Aref Tayfour, Iraqi politician
  • Arief

  • Arief Budiman, Indonesian political activist
  • Arief Yahya, current Indonesian Minister of Tourism
  • Arif

  • Arif Alaftargil (born 1973), Turkish alpine skier
  • Arif Aziz, Azerbaijan artist and educator
  • Arif Dirlik, Turkish historian
  • Arif Erdem, Turkish footballer
  • Arif Heralić, Bosnian metal worker
  • Arif Karaoğlan, Turkish-German footballer
  • Arif Mirabdolbaghi, Canadian musician
  • Arif Pašalić, Bosnian military officer
  • Arif Sağ, Turkish singer
  • Arif Şentürk, Turkish singer
  • Arif Susam, Turkish singer
  • Arif Ansari, Academic Head, Physicist, Professor.
  • Benjamin Arif Dousa, president of Sweden's Moderata ungdomsförbundet
  • References

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