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dating in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- taʿāruf
- Arabizi
ta3arof- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ع ر ف
How to use it
التعارف refers to the activity of meeting people with romantic interest, i.e., dating. It is a masculine noun; no regular plural is used. Often appears with verbs like يَسْعَى أو يَبْدَأ.
Example sentences
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التَّعَارُفُ يَسْتَغْرِقُ وَقْتًا كَثِيرًا.
al-taʿārufu yastaghriqu waqtan kathīran.
Dating takes a lot of time.
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هُوَ يَسْعَى إِلَى التَّعَارُفِ مَعَ شَخْصٍ جَدِيدٍ.
huwa yasʿā ilā al-taʿārifi maʿa shakhsin jadīdin.
He is looking to date a new person.
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التَّعَارُفُ فِي العُصُورِ الحَدِيثَةِ يَتِمُ عَبْرَ التَّطَبُّقَاتِ.
al-taʿārufu fī al-ʿuṣūr al-ḥadītha yatimu ʿabra al-taṭabbuqāt.
Dating nowadays happens through apps.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Dating rituals
طريقة المواعدة
We're not dating.
نحن لا نتواعد.
Sami began dating.
بدأ سامي يواعد الفتيات.
Sami was dating Layla.
كان سامي يواعد ليلى.
The Recession Dating Game
الركود ولعبة التأريخ
Layla started dating Sami.
بدأت ليلى تواعد سامي.
Sami started dating again.
بدأ سامي يواعد الفتيات مجدّدا.
Sami started dating Layla.
بدأ سامي يواعد ليلى.
Fadil started dating Dania.
بدأ فاضل يواعد دانية.
I was dating this guy, right?
كنت أواعد هذا الشاب، حسنا؟
Layla had a secret dating life.
كانت ليلى تعيش حياة مواعدة سرّيّة.
Are they friends or are they dating?
هل هما صديقان أم حبيبان؟
Questions and answers
Is التعارف only for romantic contexts?
Primarily yes, though it can also mean getting to know someone professionally.
Can I use التعارف for group meetings?
Usually التعارف implies one‑on‑one or small‑scale dating, not large gatherings.
Related words and expressions
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