Al-‘Urf kilugha kina maana zifuatazo: Kwa kuweka damma juu ya ‘Ayn, ni kinyume cha An-Nukr (kukataa), na pia imekuja kwa maana ya mahali palipoinuka ambapo husemwa ‘Urf ul-Jabal’ (mahali pa juu au palipoinuka pa mlima), na nyama ya kichwa cha jogoo huitwa ‘urf kwa sababu ya mahali pake palipoinuka kulingana na mwili wake.

Al-‘Urf linguistically means: With a Dammah on the ‘Ayn it is the opposite of An-Nukr (denial) and it has also come with the meaning of the elevated place where it is said ‘‘Urf ul-Jabal’ (the high or elevated place of the mountain) and the flesh of the head of the cockerel is called an ‘Urf due to its high position in respect to its body.