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Root Verb
عرف
3irif
to know
ع ر ف
This is a Form I sound verb of the fi3il type; in Hijazi Arabic, the second vowel drops when a vowel-initial suffix is added in the past tense (e.g., 3irif becomes 3irfat).
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I knew"