رفغ

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes areas of the body where flesh meets, particularly the groins, armpits, and the base of the thighs. It extends to meanings of softness, abundance, and ease, especially concerning livelihood and land.

Derived headwords

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
base of the thighsboth
The inner parts of the thighs near the groin, where they meet the abdomen.
2.
armpitsboth
The armpits, also considered the base of the arms.
3.
dirt under fingernailsboth
Dirt or grime accumulated under the fingernails or between the nail and the fingertip.
4.
folds of the bodyboth
Any place on the body where dirt and sweat accumulate, such as armpits, abdominal folds, etc.
5.
softnessclassical
A quality of being soft, yielding, or easy.

رَفَغَverb

1.
to be softclassical
To be soft, yielding, or easy, referring to land or livelihood.

رَفَغَverb

1.
to sit between thighsclassical
A man sitting between a woman's thighs in preparation for intercourse.

أَرْفَغَverb

1.
to widen livelihoodclassical
To make one's livelihood wider, more abundant, or easier.

تَرَفَّغَverb

1.
to live in easeclassical
To live in abundance, prosperity, and ease.
2.
to straddleclassical
To straddle an animal, like a camel, especially when fearing it might throw the rider.

رَفْغَاءadjective

1.
wide-groinedclassical
Describing a she-camel with wide bases of the thighs.
2.
slender-thighedclassical
Describing a woman with slender thighs.

رَفْغَةnoun

1.
sore on the groinclassical
A sore or ulcer located on the groin area.

أَرْفَاغnoun

1.
groin foldsboth
The folds of the groin, armpits, and other body creases where dirt accumulates.

مَرَافِغnoun

1.
bases of limbsclassical
The bases of the arms and thighs.

مَرْفُوغَةadjective

1.
circumcised too earlyclassical
A female whose clitoris was removed during circumcision in childhood, preventing sexual intercourse.

رَفَاغَةnoun

1.
abundance of lifeboth
Abundance, prosperity, and ease in living.

رَفَاغِيَةnoun

1.
abundance of lifeclassical
Abundance, prosperity, and ease in living.

عَيْشٌ أَرْفَغadjective

1.
abundant livelihoodboth
A livelihood that is abundant, prosperous, and pleasant.

عَيْشٌ رَافِغadjective

1.
abundant livelihoodboth
A livelihood that is abundant, prosperous, and pleasant.

عَيْشٌ رَفِيغadjective

1.
abundant livelihoodboth
A livelihood that is abundant, prosperous, and pleasant.

رَفْغَنِيَّةnoun

1.
abundance of lifeclassical
Abundance and ease of living.

رَفْغُ الظُّفْرِnoun

1.
dirt under fingernailsboth
The dirt or grime that collects under the fingernails.

تُرَابٌ رَفْغadjective

1.
soft earthclassical
Soft, yielding earth, or earth that is abundant.

طَعَامٌ رَفْغadjective

1.
soft foodclassical
Soft, easily digestible food.

أَرْفَاغُ الوَادِيnoun

1.
valley sidesclassical
The sides or slopes of a valley.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
corn husksclassical
The husks or chaff of corn.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
lowlandclassical
The lower part of a plain or valley, or a barren, sparse area.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
dusty landclassical
Land that is rich in dust or soil.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
thin waterskinclassical
A waterskin that is thin and close-fitting.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
worst part of valleyclassical
The lowest and worst part of a valley, especially in terms of soil.

أَرْفَاغُ النَّاسِnoun

1.
lowly peopleclassical
The lowest or most base people in a community.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
easy landclassical
Easy, level land.

رَفَاغnoun

1.
easy landclassical
Easy, level land.

الرَّفْغُnoun

1.
regionclassical
A side or region.

الأَرْفَغname

1.
a place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

الرفغ والرفغ: أصول الفخذين من باطن وهما ما اكتنفا أعالي جانبي العانة عند ملتقى أعالي بواطن الفخذين وأعلى البطن

Ar-rafgh and ar-rafgh: the bases of the thighs from the inside, which are what surround the upper sides of the pubic area at the meeting point of the inner thighs and the upper abdomen.

وهما أيضا أصول الإبطين

And they are also the bases of the armpits.

وقيل: الرفغ من باطن الفخذ عند الأربية، والجمع أرفغ وأرفاغ ورفاغ

And it was said: Ar-rafgh is from the inner thigh near the groin, and its plural is arfagh, arfagh, and rafagh.

ناقة رفغاء: واسعة الرفغ

A rafghaa' she-camel: wide in the rafgh (base of the thighs).

وناقة رفغة: قرحة الرفغين

And a rafghah she-camel: a sore of the rafghayn (groins).

وقال ابن الأعرابي: المرافغ أصول اليدين والفخذين لا واحد لها من لفظها

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-maraafigh are the bases of the hands and thighs, and they have no singular from their form.

والأرفاغ: المغابن من الآباط وأصول الفخذين والحوالب وغيرها من مطاوي الأعضاء وما يجتمع فيه الوسخ والعرق

And al-arfagh: the folds of the armpits, the bases of the thighs, the groins, and other creases of the limbs where dirt and sweat gather.

والمرفوغة: التي التزق ختانها صغيرة فلا يصل إليها الرجال

And al-marfooghah: she whose circumcision was sealed when she was young, so men cannot reach her.

والرفغ: وسخ الظفر، وقيل: الوسخ الذي بين الأنملة والظفر

And ar-rafgh: dirt of the fingernail, and it was said: the dirt between the fingertip and the nail.

وفي الحديث: أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، صلى فأوهم في صلاته فقيل له: يا رسول الله كأنك قد أوهمت، قال: وكيف لا أوهم ورفغ أحدكم بين ظفره وأنملته ؟

And in the hadith: The Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed and made a mistake in his prayer, and it was said to him: O Messenger of Allah, it is as if you made a mistake. He said: And how could I not make a mistake when one of you has dirt between his nail and fingertip?

قال الأصمعي: جمع الرفغ أرفاغ وهي الآباط والمغابن من الجسد يكون ذلك في الإبل والناس؛ قال أبو عبيد: ومعناه في هذا الحديث ما بين الأنثيين وأصول الفخذين وهي المغابن

Al-Asma'i said: The plural of ar-rafgh is arfagh, which are the armpits and body folds, whether in camels or humans; Abu Ubaid said: And its meaning in this hadith is what is between the two testicles and the bases of the thighs, which are the folds.

ومما يبين ذلك حديث عمر: إذا التقى الرفغان فقد وجب الغسل ، يريد إذا التقى ذلك من الرجل والمرأة ولا يكون هذا إلا بعد التقاء الختانين

And what clarifies that is the hadith of Umar: When the two rafghayn meet, ghusl becomes obligatory, meaning when that meets between a man and a woman, and this only happens after the meeting of the two circumcisions.

وفي الحديث: عشر من السنة كذا وكذا ونتف الرفغين أي الإبطين

And in the hadith: Ten things are from the Sunnah, such and such, and plucking the rafghayn, meaning the armpits.

وجعل الفراء الرفغين الإبطين في قوله في الحديث: عشر من السنة منها تقليم الأظفار ونتف الرفغين ؛ وهو في حديث النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم: ونتف الإبط

And Al-Farra' considered ar-rafghayn to be the armpits in his saying in the hadith: Ten things are from the Sunnah, including trimming the nails and plucking the rafghayn; and it is in the hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him: and plucking the armpit.

ابن شميل: والرفغ من المرأة ما حول فرجها

Ibn Shumayl: And ar-rafgh for a woman is what is around her private parts.

وقال أعرابي: ترفغ الرجل المرأة إذا قعد بين فخذيها ليطأها

And an Arab said: A man taraffaga a woman when he sits between her thighs to have intercourse with her.

ويقال: ترفغ فلان فوق البعير إذا خشي أن يرمي به فلف رجليه عند ثيل البعير

And it is said: So-and-so taraffaga on top of the camel when he feared it would throw him, so he wrapped his legs around the camel's hump.

والرفغ: تبن الذرة؛ قال الشاعر: دونك بوغاء تراب الرفغ

And ar-rafgh: corn husks; a poet said: Here is dusty earth, the husks of corn.

والرفغ: أسفل الفلاة وأسفل الوادي

And ar-rafgh: the lower part of the plain and the lower part of the valley.

والرفغ: المكان الجدب الرقيق المقارب

And ar-rafgh: the barren, thin, and close-together place.

والرفغ: الأرض الكثيرة التراب

And ar-rafgh: the land with much dust.

وجاء فلان بمال كرفغ التراب في كثرته

And so-and-so came with wealth like the abundance of dust.

وتراب رفغ وطعام رفغ: لين

And rafgh dust and rafgh food: soft.

قال بعضهم: أصل الرفغ اللين والسهولة

Some of them said: The origin of ar-rafgh is softness and ease.

والرفغ: الناحية؛ عن الأخفش؛ وقول أبي ذؤيب: أتى قرية كانت كثيرا طعامها، ... كرفغ التراب، كل شيء يميرها يفسر بجميع ذلك أو بعامته

And ar-rafgh: the region; from Al-Akhfash; and the saying of Abu Dhu'ayb: He came to a village whose food was abundant, ... like the abundance of dust, everything supplied it, interpreted by all of that or most of it.

ابن الأعرابي: يقال هو في رفغ من قومه وفي رفغ من القرية إذا كان في ناحية منها وليس في وسط قومه

Ibn Al-A'rabi: It is said he is in a rafgh of his people and in a rafgh of the village if he is in a region of it and not in the midst of his people.

والرفغ: السقاء الرقيق المقارب

And ar-rafgh: the thin, close-fitting waterskin.

والرفغ ألأم موضع في الوادي وشره ترابا

And ar-rafgh: the most base and worst part of the valley in terms of soil.

وأرفاغ الناس: ألائمهم وسفالهم، الواحد رفغ

And arfagh of people: their lowest and basest, singular is rafgh.

وقال أبو حنيفة: أرفاغ الوادي جوانبه

And Abu Hanifa said: Arfagh of the valley are its sides.

والرفغ: الأرض السهلة، وجمعها رفاغ

And ar-rafgh: the easy land, and its plural is rafagh.

والرفغ والرفاغة والرفاغية: سعة العيش والخصب والسعة

And ar-rafgh, ar-rafagah, and ar-rafagiyah: abundance of livelihood, fertility, and spaciousness.

وعيش أرفغ ورافغ ورفيغ: خصيب واسع طيب

And an arfagh, raafigh, and rafeeg livelihood: fertile, spacious, and pleasant.

ورفغ عيشه، بالضم، رفاغة: اتسع

And his livelihood rafagha (with damma), rafagatan: became spacious.

وترفغ الرجل: توسع

And a man taraffaga: became expansive.

وإنه لفي رفاغة ورفاغية من العيش مثل ثمانية؛ وأنشد: تحت دجنات النعيم الأرفغ

And indeed he is in rafagah and rafagiyah of living like eight; and he recited: Under the veils of abundant bliss.

والرفغنية والرفهنية: سعة العيش

And ar-rafghaniyah and ar-rafhaniyah: abundance of livelihood.

وفي حديث علي: أرفغ لكم المعاش أي أوسع

And in the hadith of Ali: I will arfagh for you the livelihood, meaning I will make it more spacious.

وفي حديثه: النعم الروافغ ، جمع رافغة

And in his hadith: The abundant blessings, plural of raafighah.

والأرفغ: موضع

And Al-Arfagh: a place name.