عرف

5 تعرّف ذ It was, or became, known. (Har p. 6.) ― -b2- And تعرّف اـِلَيْهِ He made himself known to him; (TA;) [and so ↓ استعرف; for] you say, أَتَيْتُ مُتَنَكِّرًا ثُمَّ ا@سْتَعْرَفْتُ i. e. [ I came disguising myself, or assuming an unknown appearance, then ] I made known who I was: (L:) and اِئْتِ فُلَانًا فَا@سْتَعْرِفْ اـِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَكَ [ Come thou to such a one and make thyself known to him, that he may know thee ]. (S, O, K. *) [See also 8.] ― -b3- [Hence,] one says, تعرّف اـِلَى ا@للّٰهِ بِالعِبَادَاتِ وَالأَدْعِيَةِ [ He made himself known to God by religious services and prayers ]. (Er-Rághib, TA.) And تَعَرَّفْ اـِلَى ا@للّٰهِ فِى الرَّخَاآءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِى الشِّدَّةَ, occurring in a saying of the Prophet to Ibn-'Abbás, [may be rendered Make thyself known to God by obedience in ampleness of circumstances, then He will acknowledge thee in straitness: or] means render thou obedience to God [&c., then] He will requite thee [&c.]. (O.) -A2- تعرّفهُ [ He acquainted himself, or made himself acquainted, with it, or him; informed himself of it; learned it; and discovered it: often used in these senses: for an instance of the last, see تَفَرَّسَ: it is similar to تَعَلَّمَهُ, but more restricted in meaning. ― -b2- And] He sought the knowledge of it: (Har p. 6:) [or he did so leisurely, or repeatedly, and effectually: ] you say, تَعَرَّفْتُ مَا عِنْدَ فُلَانٍ I sought leisurely, or repeatedly, after the knowledge of what such a one possessed until I knew it. (S, O, K. *) ― -b3- And تعرّفهُ المَكَانَ, and فِى المَكَانِ, He looked at it, endeavouring to obtain a clear knowledge thereof, in the place; syn. تَأَمَّلَهُ بِهِ. (TA.) -A3- [تَعَرُّفٌ is also expl. in the KL by the Pers. words بعرف كارى كردن, app. meaning The acting with عُرْف i. e. goodness, &c.: but Golius has hence rendered the verb “ convenienter opus fecit. ”]