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رف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

رَفِيفٌ ذ Shining, or glistening. (KL. [The meaning of “ dispersed ” assigned to it by Golius as on the authority of the KL is not in my copy of that work, nor is any other meaning than that which I have given above; in which sense it is app. an inf. n. used as an epithet: it is expl. in the KL by the Pers. word درخشنده.]) One says also ثَغْرٌ رَفَافٌ [app. ↓ رَفَّافٌ] Front teeth shining or glistening. (Har p. 314.) ― -b2- Applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, (S, O,) and to trees (شَجَر), (S, O, * K,) and other things, (K,) Moistened [app. by dew or the like, so as to be rendered glossy ]. (S, O, K.) ― -b3- Also, applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, Thin. (O.) -A2- Abundance of herbage, or of the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life. (O, K.) -A3- The lily. (O, K.) -A4- The roof (Sh, M, O, K) of a [tent such as is called] فُسْطَاط. (Sh, O, M.) ― -b2- See also رَفْرَفٌ. -A5- ذَاتُ الرَّفِيف Boats upon which a river was crossed, consisting of two or three joined together, for the use of the king. (O, K.)

Derived headwords

رَفِيفٌ
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ثَغْرٌ رَفَافٌ
ذَاتُ الرَّفِيف