Lane's Lexicon (Edward Lane, 1863)

6 تَرَاغَوْا ذ They uttered the cry termed رُغَاآء, [or rather (assumed tropical:) a cry, or cries, similar thereto, ] one here and one here. (S, K.) It is said in a trad., تَرَاغَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلُوهُ (S, IAth, TA) (assumed tropical:) They shouted, one to another, and called one another, against him, to slay him, and slew him. (IAth, TA.)

8 ارتغى ذ He drank رَغْوَة, i. e. froth: (S, Msb:) or ارتغى رَغْوَةً he took, and sipped, or supped, froth. (K.) It is said in a prov., يُسِرُّ حَسْوًا فِى ا@رْتِغَاآءٍ [ He conceals a sipping, or supping, in drinking froth ]: applied to him who pretends one thing when he means, or desires, another: (S:) accord. to AZ and As, it originated from a man's having some milk brought to him, and his pretending that he desired the froth, and, while drinking this, taking of the milk; and is applied to a man who pretends to aid thee, and benefits himself: (Meyd:) Esh-Shaabee, to one who asked him respecting a man who kissed his wife's mother, replied in these words; and added, “ His wife has become unlawful to him. ” (S.)

رَغْوَةٌ ذ A single uttering of the grumbling cry termed رُغَاآء. (TA.) -A2- Also, and ↓ رُغْوَةٌ and ↓ رِغْوَةٌ, (JK, S, Msb, K,) the last mentioned by Lh and others, (S,) and ↓ رُغَايَةُ (JK, S, Msb, K) and ↓ رِغَايَةٌ, (S, Msb, K,) the latter as heard by Abu-l-Mahdee, (S,) and ↓ رِغَاوَةٌ (JK, S, Msb, K) and ↓ رُغَاوَةٌ, (S, K,) the latter as heard by Abu-lMahdee, (S,) and ↓ رُغَاوَى, (AZ, TA,) The froth of milk [&c.]; (JK, S, K;) or the first three signify the froth that comes upon a thing when it estuates; and the next three, the froth of milk: (Msb:) pl. of the first رَغَوَاتٌ, (Msb, TA,) and of the second رُغًى, (S, * Msb, TA,) and of the last رَغَاوَى. (TA.) -A3- Also the first (رَغْوَةٌ), A rock, or a piece of rock. (IAar, K.)

رُغْوَةٌ ذ [The grumbling cry termed رَاغِيَةٌ;] a subst. from زُغَاآءٌ [inf. n. of رَغَا]. (TA.) -A2- See also the next preceding paragraph.

رِغْوَةٌ ذ : see رَغْوَةٌ.

رَغْوَانُ ذ : see رَغَّاآءٌ.

رُغَاآءٌ ذ inf. n. of 1 as explained in the first sentence. (S, K, &c.) [It is often used as a simple subst. like its syn. رَاغِيَةٌ.] ― -b2- See also رَغَّاآءٌ.

رَغُوٌّ ذ A she-camel that utters much, or often, the grumbling cry termed رُغَاآء. (S, K.)

رُغَاوَةٌ ذ : see رَغْوَةٌ.

رُِغَايَةٌ ذ : see رَغْوَةٌ.

رُغَاوَى ذ : see رَغْوَةٌ.

رَغَّاآءٌ ذ (assumed tropical:) Loquacious: or loud in voice: (TA:) and ↓ رَغْوَانُ is [syn. therewith, or nearly so, being] a surname of Mujáshi' (K, TA) the son of Dárim, (TA,) because of his eloquence, (K, TA,) and the loudness of his voice. (TA.) ― -b2- Also A certain bird, (K, TA,) that cries much and uninterruptedly; (TA;) of the kind called دُخَّل; dust-coloured: its crying is termed ↓ رُغَاآءٌ: and the pl. is رَغَّااآتٌ. (En-Nadr, TA.)

رَاغٍ ذ [part. n. of رَغَا]. You say نَاقَةٌ رَاغِيَةٌ A she-camel that utters the cry termed رُغَاآء. (Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence,] مَا لَهُ ثَاغٍ وَلَا رَاغٍ [ He has not a sheep or goat, nor a camel ]: (TA in art. ثغو:) and مَا لَهُ ثَاغِيَةٌ وَلَا رَاغِيَةٌ He has not a sheep or goat, nor a she-camel: (S:) and مَا بِالدَّارِ ثَاغٍ وَلَا رَاغٍ (assumed tropical:) There is not in the house any one. (S and TA in art. ثغو.) ― -b3- Also, رَاغٍ, A certain bird, begotten between the وَرَشَان [q. v.] and the حَمَام [or common pigeon ]; an admirable variety: so says Kzw, but he has written the word with the unpointed ع: Es-Suyootee says that in the “ Tibyán ” it is with the pointed غ: and El-Jáhidh mentions its being prolific, long-lived, and having in its cooing a quality which its parents have not. (TA.) -A2- Also Milk having froth. (JK.)

رَاغِيَةٌ ذ fem. of رَاغٍ [q. v.] ― -b2- Also syn. with رُغَاآءٌ [as an inf. n. or a simple subst.]: (JK:) see 1, in two places: [as a simple subst., like رُغْوَةٌ, it has for its pl. رَوَاغٍ:] you say, سَمِعْتُ رَوَاغِىَ الأِبِلِ I heard the [ grumbling ] cries of the camels. (TA.)

مُرْغٍ ذ [act. part. n. of 4]. ― -b2- [Its fem.] مُرْغِيَةٌ is app. the sing. of مَرَاغِى [probably a mistranscription for مَرَاغٍ, the reg. pl.], (TA,) which is an epithet applied to camels, meaning Whose milk has much froth. (K, TA.)

مِرْغَاةٌ ذ A skimmer; i. e. a thing with which (or in which, as in one copy of the K,) froth is taken: (S, K:) or a wooden thing with which one takes off the froth of milk: pl. مَرَاغٍ. (JK.)

كَلَامٌ مُرَغٍّ ذ (tropical:) Speech, or language, that does not clearly express its meaning. (S, K, TA.)

1 رَفَّ ذ , (T,) or رَفَّ لَوْنُهُ, (S, M, O, K,) aor. رَفِ3َ , inf. n. رَفٌّ and رَفِيفٌ, Its colour shone, or glistened; (T, S, M, O, K;) said of a thing; (T;) as also ↓ ارتفّ. (K.) Thus رَفَّتْ أَسْنَانُهُ, His teeth shone, or glistened. (M.) El-Aashà says, describing the front teeth of a woman, يَشْفِى المُتَيَّمَ ذَا الحَرَارَهْ وَمَهًا تَرِفُّ غُرُوبُهُ [ And clean, white, lustrous front teeth, the abundance of their saliva shining, or glistening; that would cure of his malady the enslaved by love who has burning in his heart]. (T, O, S.) And one says also, رَفَّ البَرْقُ, aor. رَفِ3َ and رَفُ3َ , (M,) inf. n. رَفٌّ, (M, K,) The lightning gleamed, or shone; or flashed faintly, and then disappeared, and then flashed again. (M, K. *) ― -b2- رَفَّ النَّبَاتُ, aor. رَفِ3َ , inf. n. رَفِيفٌ, The plant, or herbage, quivered, or became tall, (اِهْتَزَّ,) being green and glistening; and وَرِيفٌ is a dial. var. of the inf. n. رَذِيفٌ in this sense: (Lth, T:) or quivered, or became tall, (اهتزّ,) and was luxuriant, or flourishing, and fresh, or succulent: or, as AHn says, became glistening, or bright, in its sap: (M:) and رَفَّ الشَّجَرُ, aor. and inf. n. as above, The trees appeared beautiful and bright in their greenness by reason of their succulence and luxuriance; as also وَرِفَ, aor. يَرِفُ, inf. n. وَرِيفٌ. (T in art. ورف.) ― -b3- رَفَّتْ عَيْنُهُ, aor. رَفِ3َ and رَفُ3َ , inf. n. رَفٌّ, His eye quivered, or throbbed: (M, K:) and in like manner one says of any other member, or part of the person, (M,) or of other things; (IAar, T, K;) as, for instance, of the eyebrow. (IAar, T, M.) ― -b4- رَفَّ said of a bird: see R. Q. 1, in two places. ― -b5- رَفَّ, aor. رَفِ3َ , [said of a man,] He exulted; rejoiced overmuch, or above measure; or exulted greatly, or excessively; and was exceedingly brisk, lively, or sprightly: and behaved proudly, or haughtily; was proud, haughty, or self-conceited; or walked with a proud, or haughty, and selfconceited, gait. (M.) ― -b6- رَفَّ اـِلَى كَذَا He was, or became, brisk, lively, or sprightly, at, or to do, such a thing; syn. اِرْتَاحَ: (K:) and so said of the heart. (O.) ― -b7- رَفَّ لَهُ, (O, K,) aor. رَفُ3َ and رَفِ3َ , inf. n. رُفُوفٌ and رَفِيفٌ, (O,) He laboured for him with service, both honourable and mean. (O, K.) ― -b8- رَفَّ بِفُلَانٍ He treated such a one with honour: (O, K:) [and so, accord. to the TA, رَفَّ فُلَانًا, as is shown in the first paragraph of art. حف.] ― -b9- رَفَّ القَوْمُ بِهِ The people, or party, surrounded, encompassed, or encircled, him; or went round him, or round about him. (O, K.) ― -b10- رَفَّتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ Wealth became abundantly bestowed upon him; syn. ضَفَتْ. (M.) -A2- رَفَّ, aor. رَفُ3َ (IAar, T, K) and رَفِ3َ , (K,) [probably trans., or so with the former aor. and intrans. with the latter,] inf. n. رَفٌّ, (O,) He ate (IAar, T, K) soundly, (IAar, T, [see رَفَّةٌ, the inf. n. of unity,]) or much, or largely. (O, K.) ― -b2- رَفَّتِ الاـِبِلُ, (AHn, M, K,) and الغَنَمُ, (K,) or رفّت البَقْلَ, (TK,) aor. رَفُ3َ and رَفِ3َ , inf. n. رَفٌّ, The camels, (M, K,) and the sheep or goats, (K,) ate, (AHn, M, K,) or ate herbs, or leguminous plants, (TK,) in a certain manner, (K,) without filling the mouth therewith. (TK.) ― -b3- رَفَّ اللَّبَنَ, (TK,) inf. n. رَفٌّ, (K,) He drank milk every day. (K, TK.) ― -b4- [Hence, perhaps,] أَخَذَتْهُ الحُمَّى رَفًّا The fever attacked him every day. (O, K.) ― -b5- رَفَّ, aor. رَفُ3َ , (A 'Obeyd, T, S, M,) inf. n. رَفٌّ (A 'Obeyd, T, S, M, K) and رَفِيفٌ, (M,) also signifies He sucked (A 'Obeyd, T, S, M, K) a thing: (M:) and he sucked in [saliva &c.] with his lips. (A 'Obeyd, T, S.) You say, رَفَّ أُمَّهُ He (a young camel) sucked his mother. (K.) And رّفَّ المَرْأَةَ, (M, O,) or الجَارِيَةَ, (IAar, L in art. مصد,) aor. رَفُ3َ , (M, O,) inf. n. رَفٌّ, (O,) He sucked in the woman's, or the girl's, saliva from her mouth: (IAar, M, and L ubi suprà:) or he kissed her with the extremities of his lips. (M, O, K.) And hence, (M,) اـِنِّى لَأَرُفُّ شَفَتَيْهَا وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ, in a trad. of Aboo-Hureyreh, (T, M, O, Msb,) means Verily I suck in her saliva [ from her lips while I am fasting ]: (A 'Obeyd, T, M, O:) or I kiss [ her lips ], and suck [ them ], and suck in [ her saliva from them ]. (Msb.) -A3- رَفَّهُ, (M, O, K,) aor. رَفُ3َ , (M,) inf. n. رَفٌّ, (M, O, K, *) He did good to him; conferred a benefit, or benefits, upon him. (M, O, K. *) [And He gave to him. ] You say, فُلَانٌ يَحُفُّنَا وَيَرْفُّنَا, meaning Such a one gives to us, and brings us corn or food. (M. [See also other explanations in art. حف.]) And فُلَانٌ يَرُفُّنَا Such a one guards us, defends us, or takes care of us. (S.) [Hence,] it is said in a prov., مَنْ حَفَّنَا أَوْ رَفَّنَا فَلْيَقْتَصِدْ [explained in art. حف]: and one says, ↓ مَا لَهُ حَافٌّ وَلَا رَافٌّ [also explained in art. حف]. (S.) -A4- رَفَّ البَيْتَ He made to the بيت [which here seems from the context to mean tent ] what is termed a رَفّ [q. v.]. (M.) [And hence, app.,] رَفَّ ثَوْبَهُ, aor. رَفُ3َ , inf. n. رَفُّ, He added to his garment, or piece of cloth, another piece, to enlarge it, at its lower part. (K.) -A5- رَفَّهُ He fed him [i. e. a beast] with رُفَّة, i. e. straw, or straw that had been trodden, or thrashed, and cut, and what had been broken in pieces thereof. (M.) -A6- رَفَّ الثَّوْبُ, (M,) inf. n. رَفَفٌ, (M, O, K,) The garment, or piece of cloth, became thin: (M, O, K: *) but this is not of established authority. (M.)

4 ارفّت عَلَى بَيْضَتِهَا ذ She (a hen) spread, or expanded, the wing over her egg. (O, K.)

8 اـِرْتَفَ3َ see 1, first sentence.

R. Q. 1 رَفْرَفَ ذ , (T, S, M, K,) inf.n. رَفْرَفَةٌ, (T, K,) He (a bird) moved, or agitated, his wings, in the air, [or fluttered in the air, ] without moving from his place; (T, M;) as also ↓ رَفَّ: (M:) or he (a bird, S, or an ostrich, K) did thus around a thing, desiring to alight, or fall, upon it: (S, O, K:) or he (a bird) expanded and flapped his wings without alighting: (TA in art. فرش:) and he (a bird) expanded his wings; as also ↓ رَفَّ; but this latter is not used. (O, K.) One says also, of an ostrich, يُرَفْرِفُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَعْدُو [ He flaps his wings, then runs ]. (T, S, O.) ― -b2- [See also R. Q. 1 in art. زف, last sentence.] ― -b3- رفرف عَلَى القَوْمِ He was, or became, affectionate, favourable, or kind, to the people, or party; syn. تَحَدَّبَ. (M.) ― -b4- رَفْرَفَةٌ also signifies The making a sound: (K:) its verb, رَفْرَفَ, meaning It (a thing) made a sound. (TK.)

رَفٌّ ذ A thing resembling a طَاق, [i. e. a kind of arched construction, app. like the صُفَّة described and figured in the Introduction to my work on the Modern Egyptians,] (El-Fárábee, S, Msb, K,) upon which are placed the طَرَائِف [or choice articles, such as vessels and other utensils &c.,] of the house; as also ↓ رَفْرَفٌ: (IAar, T, K:) the رَفّ that is [commonly] used in houses is well known [as being a wooden shelf, generally extending along one or more of the sides of a room]: IDrd says that the word is Arabic: (Msb:) the pl. is رُفُوفٌ (T, S, O, Mgh, Msb, K) and رِفَافٌ. (O, Mgh, Msb.) The latter pl. occurs in the saying of Kaab Ibn-El-Ashraf, أَمَا اـِنَّ رِفَافِى تَقَصَّفُ تَمْرًا Verily my shelves are breaking with dates, by reason of the large quantity thereof. (Mgh.) رُفُوفُ الخَشَبِ, also, means The planks of the لَحْد [or lateral hollow of a grave ]. (Mgh.) [And accord. to Golius, on the authority of a gloss. in the KL, رَفٌّ also signifies A small arched window in a wall. ] -A2- [When the رَفّ of a بَيْت is mentioned, by بيت may sometimes be meant a tent:] see رَفْرَفٌ. -A3- Also A flock of sheep, (Fr, T, S, M, O, K,) or of sheep or goats. (Lh, M, K.) ― -b2- A herd of oxen or cows. (Lh, O, K.) ― -b3- A row of birds. (IAar, T and TA in art. ابل.) ― -b4- A company of men. (Fr, T.) ― -b5- Large camels; (O, K;) as also ↓ رِفٌّ: (K:) [or] a large herd of camels. (M.) -A4- An enclosure (حَظِيرَة) for sheep or goats. (M, O, K.) -A5- Any tract of sand elevated above what is adjacent to it or around it. (K.) -A6- Wheat, corn, or other provision, which one brings for himself or his family or for sale; syn. مِيرَةٌ. (M, K.) -A7- A soft garment or piece of cloth. (K.) -A8- And, as some say, (M,) Saliva (M, K) itself [as well as the “ sucking in of saliva: ” see 1]. (M.)

رُفٌّ ذ : see رُفَّةٌ.

رِفٌّ ذ A daily شِرْب [i. e. drinking, or share of water ]. -A2- See also رَفٌّ.

رَفَّةٌ ذ [inf. n. of unity of رَفَّ,] i. q. بَرْقَةٌ [app. as meaning A flash of lightning ]: (IAar, T:) or a shining, or glistening. (O.) ― -b2- And A quivering, or throbbing. (IAar, T.) -A2- Also A sound act of eating; syn. أَكْلَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ. (IAar, T, O, K. [In the CK, in this sense, erroneously written رُفَّة.]) ― -b2- And A suck. (IAar, T.)

رُفَّةٌ ذ i. q. تِبْنٌ [i. e. Straw; or straw that has been trodden or thrashed, and cut ]; and what has been broken in pieces thereof; [also written رُفَةٌ and رُفَتٌ and رُفَةٌ;] (M, O, K;) as also. ↓ رُفٌّ. (K.) [See also رُفَةٌ.]

رُفَافُ ذ What has fallen about of straw, and of dried leaves or branches of the سَمُر [or gumacacia-tree ]. (IAar, M.)

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.)

رِفَافَةٌ ذ , The thing that is put in the lower part of the helmet. (AA, O. [See also رَفْرَفٌ.])

رَفَّافٌ ذ : see the next preceding paragraph. ― -b2- Also A plant, or herbage, intensely green. (TA in art. ورف.)

رَفْرَفٌ ذ : see رَفٌّ, first sentence. ― -b2- Also A window; or an aperture for the admission of light; syn. رَوْشَنٌ; (IAar, T, K;) and so ↓ رَفِيفٌ. (AA, T, O, K.) -A2- Also Coverlets (حَابِس, Katádeh, T) for beds: (T:) or beds [themselves]: (AO, T, O, K:) or carpets: (AO, T, K:) or green pieces of cloth, or pieces of cloth of a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour, (ثِيَابٌ خُضْرٌ, [which may have either of these two meanings,] S, M, O, K,) that are spread, (M,) or of which مَحَابِس [see above] are made, (S, O, K,) and which are spread; (K;) n. un. with ة; (S, O, M;) but some make the former a sing.: (O:) pl. رَفَارِفُ: (M:) or it signifies, (T, O,) or signifies also, (K,) the redundant parts of مَحَابِس, (T, O, K,) and of beds; (K;) and anything that is redundant and that is folded: (O, K:) or pieces of thin دِيبَاج [or silk brocade ]: (M, K:) it occurs in the Kur lv. 76: and some say that it there means the meadows, or gardens, (رِيَاض,) of Paradise: (Fr, T:) or, as some say, pillows: (T:) or it signifies also a pillow: and meadows, or gardens; syn. رِيَاضٌ: (K:) also a carpet: (T:) and sometimes it is applied to any wide garment or piece of cloth. (Bd in lv. 76.) ― -b2- Also The كِسْر [app. as meaning the lowest piece of cloth, or the part of that piece that is folded upon the ground, ] of a [ tent of the kind called ] خِبَاآء: (Lth, T, S, M, O, K:) and a piece of cloth (خِرْقَةٌ) that is sewed upon the lower part of a [ tent of the kind called ] فُسْطَاط, (Lth, T, M, K,) and of a سُرَادِق, (M, K,) and the like; as also ↓ رَفٌّ, of which the pl. is رُفُوفٌ: (M: [in the CK, الفُسْطاطُ is erroneously put for الفُسْطَاطِ:]) or the skirt of a tent: (Bd in lv. 76:) and, accord. to IAar, the extremity, edge, or border, of a فُسْطَاط. (T.) ― -b3- Also The redundant portion of the skirt of a coat of mail: (A 'Obeyd, T, O:) or the sides of a coat of mail, (S, K,) and the pendent portions thereof: (S, O, K:) n. un. with ة. (S.) And the رَفْرَف of a coat of mail is [The تَسْبِغَة, q. v. : or] a piece of mail (زَرَدٌ) which is fastened to the helmet, and which the man makes to fall down upon his back. (M, K.) ― -b4- The pendent branches of the [tree called] أَيْكَة. (T, O, K.) ― -b5- Soft, or tender, and drooping trees. (M, K.) And Certain trees, (K,) certain drooping trees, (As, T, O,) growing in El-Yemen. (As, T, O, K.) ― -b6- Also, [because pendent,] The [ caruncle, in the vulva of a girl or woman, called ] بَظْر [q. v.]. (Lh, M, K.) -A3- And A species of fish (Lth, T, M, O, K) of the sea. (M, K.)

الرَّفْرَافُ ذ The bird called خَاطِفُ ظِلِّهِ. (Ibn-Selemeh, S, O, K. [See art. خطَفَ.]) And sometimes, (S,) The male ostrich: (T, S, M, O, K:) because (S) he flaps his wings (يُرَفْرِفُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ) and then runs. (T, S, O.) ― -b2- Also The wing of an ostrich and of any bird. (M.)

رُفَارِفٌ ذ Quick, or swift. (O.)

رَافٌّ ذ : see 1, [of which it is the act. part. n.,] in the last quarter of the paragraph.

مَرَفٌّ ذ i. q. مَأْكَلٌ [ A place, or time, of eating ]. (O.) [This art. is wanting in the copies of the L and TA to which I have had access.]

1 رَفَأَ السَّفِينَةَ ذ , (M, Mgh, K,) aor. رَفَاَ , inf. n. رَفْءٌ, (M,) He brought the ship near to the bank of a river; (M, K;) as also ↓ أَرْفَأَهَا: (S, TA:) or both signify he brought the ship near to the bank of a river and made her still, or motionless: (Mgh:) or the latter, he brought her near to the land; or to the part of the land that was near; or so the former accord. to AZ; (T;) and so the latter: but in the K, ارفأ is expl. as signifying simply he made, or drew, or brought, near. (TA.) ↓ أَرْفَؤُوا اـِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ occurs in a trad. [as meaning They brought the ship near to an island ]: and some say أَرْفَيْتُ for أَرْفَأْتُ; which latter is the original. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence, accord. to ISd in the M, but this I think doubtful,] رَفَأَ الثَّوْبَ, (AZ, T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) aor. as above, (AZ, T, S, Mgh, Msb,) and so the inf. n., (AZ, T, S, Mgh,) He repaired, or mended, [or darned, ] the garment, (S, Msb,) where it was rent; (S;) or he closed up what was rent in the garment, drawing the parts together, (M, Mgh, K,) by texture [ with the needle, i. e. darning ]: (Mgh:) and sometimes it is pronounced without ء; (S;) [i. e.,] one says also [رَفَا الثَّوْبَ, and] رَفَوْتُهُ, aor. رَفُاَ , (Msb,) inf. n. رَفْوٌ; (IAar, T, Msb;) and رَفَيْتُهُ, aor. رَفِاَ , inf. n. رَفْىٌ, which is of the dial. of Benoo-Kaab; (Msb;) but this last is strange. (TA.) [See 1 in art. رفو.] One says, مَنِ اآغْتَابَ خَرَقَ وَمَنِ ا@سْتَغْفَرَ رَفَأَ (tropical:) [ He who traduces another, behind his back or otherwise, though with truth, rends, and he who begs forgiveness repairs ]: (S, M:) i. e., by الاِغْتِيَاب he rends his religion, and by الاِسْتِغْفَار he repairs it. (M.) ― -b3- And [hence,] رَفَأَ بَيْنَهُمْ He effected a reconciliation, or made peace, between them; (M, K;) like رَقَأَ. (TA.) ― -b4- And رَفَأَ الرَّجُلَ, (M, K,) aor. and inf. n. as above, (M,) He appeased quieted, or calmed, the man, (M, K, TA, [like رَفَاهُ, without ء, see art. رفو,]) stilling his fear, or terror, and treated him with gentleness. (TA.) ― -b5- See also 3. ― -b6- رَفَأَ is also said to signify تَزَوَّجَ [ He married; or took a wife ]; (TA;) or so رَفا [without ء]. (T.)

2 رفّاآهُ ذ , (T, S, M, K,) inf. n. تَرْفِئَةٌ and تَرْفِىْءٌ, (T, S, K,) He said to him, (namely, a man who had had a wife given to him, T, S, M,) بِالرِّفَاآءِ وَالبَنِينَ; (T, S, M, K; [see رِفَاآءٌ, below;]) as also رفّاهُ, without ء. (TA.)

3 رافأهُ ذ , (AZ, T, S, M,) inf. n. مُرَافَأَةٌ; (AZ, T;) and ↓ ارفأهُ, (K, but there without any objective complement,) and ↓ رَفَأَهُ; (TA;) He treated him in an easy and a gentle manner; or abated to him the price, or payment; syn. حَابَاهُ; (AZ, T, S, M, K; *) فِى البَيْعِ [ in selling ]: (AZ, T, S:) or ↓ ارفأهُ signifies دَارَاهُ [ he treated him with gentleness, or blandishment; soothed, coaxed, wheedled, or cajoled, him; &c.]: (IAar, M:) or ارفأ is also syn. with دَارَى; and so is رافأ. (K.)

4 ارفأ ذ He, or it, drew near, or approached. (K.) You say, ارفأتِ السَّفِينَةُ The ship drew near, or approached, (T, TA,) to the land, (T,) or to the part of the land that was near, or to the bank of a river. (TA.) ― -b2- ارفأ اـِلَيْهِ He inclined to, or towards, him, or it; (Fr, T, K; *) as also ارفى. (Fr, T.) And (K) He had recourse, or he betook himself, or repaired, to him, or it, for refuge, protection, preservation, concealment, covert, or lodging; (S, M, K;) as also ارفى. (TA in art. رفو.) ― -b3- He combed, or combed and dressed, his hair. (K, * TA.) -A2- As a trans. v. : see 1, in two places: ― -b2- and see also 3, in two places.

6 تَرَافَؤُوا ذ They agreed together; or were of one mind or opinion: (S, K:) and they aided, or assisted, one another; or leagued together, and aided one another. (S.) And ترافؤوا عَلَى الأَمْرِ They agreed together to do the thing: (M:) they agreed together, or conspired, to do the thing, their stratagem and their affair being one. (T, TA.)

رِفَاآءٌ ذ Close union; coalescence; (ISk, T, S, M, K;) consociation; these being the meanings if the root be with ء: (ISk, T:) good consociation: (T:) and composure of disunited circumstances or affairs: (K:) or reparation: (Msb:) and concord, or agreement; (T, S, M;) like مُرَافَاتٌ; [if the root be] without ء: (T:) or, if the root be without ء, the meaning is tranquillity; or freedom from disturbance, or agitation. (ISk, T, S.) Such are said to be the meanings in the saying, بِالرِّفَاآءِ وَالبَنِينَ; (ISk, T, S, M, Msb, K; [see 2;]) i. e. [May it (the marriage) be] with close union, &c., (K, TA,) and increase (TA) [or rather the begetting of sons, not daughters]: or with reparation [of circumstances or condition, and the begetting of sons ]. (Msb.) It is said, in a trad., that the Prophet forbade the use of this phrase, disliking it because it was a customary form of congratulation in the Time of Ignorance: (T, * TA:) and some relate that he used to say, in its stead, بَارَكَ ا@للّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ and بَارَكَ فِيكَ [May God bless thee], and جَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِى خَيْرٍ [may He unite you two in prosperity]. (T, TA.) Some of them used to congratulate him who had taken a wife by saying, بِالرِّفَاآءِ وَالثَّبَاتِ وَالبَنِينَ لَا البَنَاتِ [May it be with close union, &c., and constancy, and the begetting of sons, not daughters ]. (Har p. 364.) And one says also, بَيْنَ القَوْمِ رِفَاآءٌ, meaning Between the people is close union, and concord, or agreement. (Msb.)

رَفَّاآءٌ ذ [ A darner; ] one who closes up what is rent in garments, drawing the parts together, (M, Mgh, K,) by texture [ with the needle, i. e. darning ]; in Pers. رَفُوGَرْ. (Mgh.)

مَرْفَأٌ ذ : see the next paragraph. ― -b2- Also A place where garments are darned. (KL.)

مُرْفَأٌ ذ , (S, Mgh, Sgh, K,) and ↓ مَرْفَأٌ, (M, K,) [ A station of ships; ] a place where ships are brought near to the bank of a river [or to the land; see 1, first sentence]; (S, M, K;) i. q. فُرْضَةٌ. (Mgh.)

يَرْفَئِىٌّ ذ Heartless, or deprived of his heart, by reason of fright. (M, K.) ― -b2- A male ostrich: (M:) or a male ostrich taking fright, and fleeing, or running away at random. (K.) ― -b3- A gazelle; because of its briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness, and its uninterrupted running: (M:) or a gazelle that leaps, jumps, springs, or bounds, much, or often, (قَفُوزٌ,) and goes back, or retreats, (M, * K, TA,) fleeing. (TA.) ― -b4- And A pastor of sheep or goats: (M, K:) it is said to have this meaning: (T:) or by this is meant a certain black slave so called. (TA.)

1 رَفَتَهُ ذ , (T, M, A, K,) aor. رَفِتَ and رَفُتَ , (M, K,) inf. n. رَفْتٌ, (M,) He broke it; (T, M, K;) or broke it in pieces: (T:) he crushed, bruised, brayed, or pounded, it: (M, K:) he crumbled it, or broke it into small pieces, with his hand, like as is done with lumps of dry clay, and old and decayed bones. (A.) And رُفِتَ It was broken; or broken in pieces; [&c.] (Akh, S.) You say, رَفَتَ عُنُقَهُ, aor. رَفِتَ , inf. n. as above, He broke, or crushed, his neck. (Lh, M.) And رَفَتَ عِظَامَ الجَزُورِ He broke the bones of the slaughtered camel, in order to cook them and to extract their grease. (T.) And one says of him who does that from which he finds it difficult to liberate himself, الضَّبُعُ تَرْقُتُ العِظَامَ وَلَا تَعْرِفُ قَدْرَ ا@سْتِهَا تَأْكُلُهَا ثُمَّ يَعْسُرُ عَلَيْهَا خُرُوجُهَا [ The hyena breaks in pieces the bones, but knows not the size of its anus: it eats them; then their exit becomes difficult to it ]. (A.) ― -b2- [Hence,] رَفَتَ العَطَشَ (assumed tropical:) It (water) broke the vehemence of thirst. (Z, TA in art. فرت.) -A2- (See also 9.)

2 رفّتهُ ذ , inf. n. تَرْفِيتٌ, He broke it [app. much, or into many pieces ]: ― -b2- and hence, (assumed tropical:) He dishonoured, despised, or condemned, him; تَرْفِيتٌ being syn. with تَحْقِيرٌ, and contr. of تَرْفِيلٌ and تَعْظِيمٌ. (Er-Rághib, TA. *)

9 ارفتّ ذ , as also ↓ رَفَتَ, (M, K,) the latter being intrans. as well as trans., (K, * TA,) It was, or became, broken, broken in pieces, crushed, bruised, brayed, or pounded: (M, K:) said of a bone; i. e., it became what is termed رُفَاتٌ. (M.) And It became cut or broken, cut off or broken off; it broke, or broke off: (K, TA:) the former is said, in this sense, of a rope. (A, TA.)

رُفَتٌ ذ i. q. تِبْنٌ [i. e. Straw; or straw that has been trodden, or thrashed, and cut: also written رُفَّةٌ, and رُفَةٌ, and رُفَةٌ]. (IAar, T, K.) It is said in a prov., أَنَا أَغْنَى عَنْكَ مِنَ التُّفَهِ عَنِ الرُّفَتِ, (TA,) or اـِلَى الرُّفَتِ (T,) [ I am more free from the want of thee than the badger is from the want of straw, or cut straw ]: the تفه is what is called عَنَاقُ الأَرْضِ, which has a canine tooth, and does not procure for itself straw nor herbage; and the word is written with ه; but الرفت is with ت: (T:) or, accord. to ISk, the two words are correctly without teshdeed, and with the radical ه. (TA in art. تفه.) [See also رُفَهٌ.] -A2- Also One who breaks, breaks in pieces, crushes, bruises, brays, pounds, or crumbles, anything, or everything. (K, * TA.)

رِفْتَةٌ ذ A mode, or manner, of breaking, breaking in pieces, crushing, &c. (Lh, M.)