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رحف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of sharpening or making something thin and sharp, particularly blades. It extends to the resulting sharpness and thinness of an object.

Derived headwords

أَرْحَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpenboth

    To make a knife or other blade sharp and pointed.

مُرْهَفadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpenedboth

    Describing a blade that has been made sharp and thin.

رَهِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpenedboth

    Describing a blade that has been made sharp and thin; synonymous with مُرْهَف.

Parallel reading

أرحف الرجل إذا حدد سكينا أو غيره.
A man sharpens a knife or something else.
أرحف شفرته حتى قعدت كأنها حربة.
He sharpened his blade until it became like a spearhead.
ومعنى قعدت أي صارت.
And the meaning of 'qa'adat' (became) is 'it became'.
وكأن الحاء مبدلة من الهاء في أرحف، والأصل أرهف.
And it is as if the 'ha' (ح) is a substitution for the 'ha' (ه) in 'arhaf', and the origin is 'arhaf'.
وسيف مرهف ورهيف أي محدد.
And a 'murhaf' and 'raheef' sword means sharp.