رفف

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root 'رفف' primarily denotes concepts of shining, sparkling, and shimmering, often associated with light or moisture. It extends to meanings of trembling, fluttering, and rapid movement, particularly of wings or eyelashes. Additionally, it encompasses actions related to tasting, sipping, eating, and providing sustenance.

Derived headwords

رَفَّverb

1.
to shine, to sparkleboth
To gleam and shimmer, often used to describe the appearance of teeth or lightning.
2.
to flutter, to trembleboth
To move with a light, rapid motion, like wings or eyelashes, or to tremble from cold or fever.
3.
to sip, to suckboth
To taste or draw liquid in small quantities, like sipping from lips.
4.
to eat heartilyclassical
To eat a great deal or with gusto.
5.
to be abundantclassical
To be plentiful or overflowing with moisture and freshness.

رف لونه يرف، بالكسر، رفا ورفيفا: برق وتلألأ — Its color shone, shimmering, with a kasra, 'rafan' and 'rafifan': it sparkled and gleamed.

وكأن فاه البرد، ترف أسنانه أي تبرق أسنانه — And his mouth was like frost, his teeth sparkling, meaning his teeth were gleaming.

رف النبات يرف رفيفا إذا اهتز وتنعم — The plant shimmered, 'yaruffu' with 'rafifan' if it swayed and was lush.

رفت عينه ترف وترف رفا: اختلجت — His eye twitched, 'taruffu' and 'taruffu' with 'rafan': it twitched.

رف الشيء يرفه رفا ورفيفا: مصه — The thing was sipped, 'yaruffuhu' with 'rafan' and 'rafifan': it was sucked.

إني لأرف شفتيها وأنا صائم — I sip her lips while I am fasting.

رف يرف إذا برق لونه وتلألأ — 'Raffa yaruffu' if its color sparkled and gleamed.

رف يرف، بالضم، إذا مص — 'Raffa yaruffu', with damma, if it was sipped.

رف يرف، بالكسر، إذا برق لونه — 'Raffa yaruffu', with kasra, if its color sparkled.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
sparkle, shimmerclassical
The act or quality of sparkling or gleaming, like lightning.
2.
sip, suckboth
A sip or a sucking action.
3.
sustenance, provisionboth
Provisions or supplies, especially food.
4.
herd, flockboth
A large group of animals, particularly camels or sheep.
5.
shelf, ledgemodern
A raised horizontal surface, often near a wall.

والرفة: البرقة — And 'ar-raffah': the sparkle.

والرفة: المصة — And 'ar-raffah': the sip.

بع تمر رفك — Sell the dates from your provisions.

والرف: القطعة العظيمة من الإبل — And 'ar-raff': the large group of camels.

والرف: الجماعة من الضأن — And 'ar-raff': the flock of sheep.

رَفِيفٌnoun

1.
shimmering, sparklingclassical
The state of being shimmering or sparkling, often referring to lush, moist vegetation.
2.
flutteringboth
The act of fluttering, like wings or eyelashes.
3.
roof, ceilingclassical
The roof or ceiling of a tent or structure.

رف النبات يرف رفيفا إذا اهتز وتنعم — The plant shimmered, 'yaruffu' with 'rafifan' if it swayed and was lush.

لم تر عيني مثله قط يرف رفيفا يقطر نداه — My eyes have never seen anything like it, shimmering and dripping with dew.

ورفّيف الفسطاط سقفه — And the 'rafif' of the tent is its roof.

ذات الرفيف — Possessing shimmering beauty.

رَفْرَفَverb

1.
to flutter wingsboth
To move wings back and forth in the air without significant forward motion.
2.
to hoverboth
To move wings around an object with the intention of landing on it.
3.
to tremble, to shakeboth
To shake or tremble, often from fever or fear.

رفرف الطائر ورفرف حرك جناحيه في الهواء — The bird fluttered and 'rafrafa', moving its wings in the air.

رفرف الطائر إذا حرك جناحيه حول الشيء يريد أن يقع عليه — The bird 'rafrafa' if it moved its wings around something intending to land on it.

وهي ترفرف من الحمى — And she was trembling from the fever.

رَفْرَافٌnoun

1.
fluttering birdclassical
A bird that flutters its wings, or a type of bird known for this.
2.
wingclassical
A wing, especially of a bird or ostrich.
3.
ostrichclassical
A male ostrich that flutters its wings before running.
4.
carpet, matclassical
A carpet, mat, or spread, often made of fine material.

والرفراف: الظليم يرفرف بجناحيه ثم يعدو — And 'ar-rafraf': the male ostrich that flutters its wings then runs.

والرفراف: الجناح منه ومن الطائر — And 'ar-rafraf': the wing of it and of the bird.

رأى رفرفا أخضر سد الأفق — He saw a green carpet filling the horizon.

رَفْرَفٌnoun

1.
tent flap, hangingclassical
A piece of cloth hanging from the bottom of a tent or pavilion.
2.
carpet, spreadclassical
A carpet, mat, or spread, often of fine material.
3.
lush vegetationclassical
Lush, soft, and abundant plants.

وكل ما فضل من شيء وثني وعطف، فهو رفرف — And whatever is left over from something, folded and draped, is 'rafraf'.

متكئين على رفرف خضر — Reclining on green carpets.

حمى رفرفا منها سباطا وخروعا — He protected a lush area of it, with soft reeds and castor plants.

رَفْرَفَةٌnoun

1.
flutteringboth
The act of fluttering, especially of wings.
2.
tent flap, hangingclassical
A piece of cloth attached to the lower part of a tent or pavilion.

والرفرفة: تحريك الطائر جناحيه وهو في الهواء فلا يبرح مكانه — And 'ar-rafrafah': the bird moving its wings while in the air without leaving its place.

والواحدة رفرفة — And the singular is 'rafrafah'.

رَفَّتَverb

1.
to twitchboth
To move with a sudden, quick jerk, like an eyelid or limb.
2.
to eat heartilyclassical
To eat a lot or with great appetite.

رفت عينه ترف وترف رفا: اختلجت — His eye twitched, 'taruffu' and 'taruffu' with 'rafan': it twitched.

رفت الإبل ترف وترف رفا أكلت — The camels ate heartily, 'taruffu' and 'taruffu' with 'rafan'.

رَفَّهَverb

1.
to treat kindly, to favorboth
To treat someone well, to bestow favors upon them.
2.
to provide sustenanceclassical
To give food or provisions to someone.

رف الرجل يرفه رفا: أحسن إليه وأسدى إليه يدا — The man treated him kindly, 'yarfahuhu' with 'rafan': he did good to him and bestowed a favor upon him.

وفلان يحفنا ويرفنا أي يعطينا ويميرنا — And so-and-so helps us and provides for us, meaning he gives us and supplies us.

رَفَّافٌnoun

1.
dried straw, chaffclassical
The dry, broken pieces of straw or withered plants.

والرفاف: ما انتحت من التبن ويبيس السمر — And 'ar-raffaf': what is stripped from the straw and the dried 'samar' plant.

رَفِيفٌadjective

1.
shimmering, lushclassical
Describing plants that are moist, lush, and shimmering.
2.
thin, delicateclassical
Describing fabric that is thin and delicate.

وثوب رفيف وشجر رفيف إذا تندى — And a shimmering garment and lush trees if they are dewy.

والرفرف: الرقيق من الديباج، والرفرف: ثياب خضر يتخذ منها للمجالس — And 'ar-rafraf': the fine silk, and 'ar-rafraf': green garments made for gatherings.

رَفْرَفٌadjective

1.
fine, delicateclassical
Describing fine, well-crafted material, like silk.

وقيل: الرفرف في الأصل ما كان من الديباج وغيره رقيقا حسن الصنعة — And it was said: 'ar-rafraf' originally was fine, well-made silk or other material.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
arch, vaultclassical
A structure resembling an arch or vault.

والرف: شبه الطاق — And 'ar-raff': like an arch.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
woodwork, plankingclassical
Wooden planks or supports, often used for protection or elevation.

الرف، بالفتح خشب يرفع عن الأرض إلى جنب الجدار يوقى به ما يوضع عليه — 'Ar-raff', with fatha, is wood raised from the ground next to the wall, used to protect what is placed upon it.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
fish (type)classical
A type of sea fish.

والرفرف: ضرب من سمك البحر — And 'ar-rafraf': a type of sea fish.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
clitorisclassical
The clitoris.

والرفرف: البظر؛ عن اللحياني — And 'ar-rafraf': the clitoris; according to Al-Lihyani.

رَفَّةٌnoun

1.
twitchingclassical
A twitch or spasm of a muscle or eyelid.
2.
hay, fodderclassical
Hay or fodder for animals.

والرفة: الاختلاجة — And 'ar-raffah': the twitch.

والرفة: التبن وحطامه — And 'ar-raffah': the hay and its remnants.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
provision, supplyclassical
A supply of food or provisions.

والرف: الميرة — And 'ar-raff': the provisions.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
herd (camels/sheep)classical
A large herd of camels or a flock of sheep.

والرف، بالكسر: الإبل العظيمة — And 'ar-raff', with kasra: the large camels.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
sheep penclassical
An enclosure or pen for sheep.

والرف: حظيرة الشاء — And 'ar-raff': the sheep pen.

رَفْرَفَverb

1.
to stoop, to bend overclassical
To bend over or stoop, especially in a protective or caring manner.

ورفرف على القوم: تحدب — And he 'rafrafa' over the people: he stooped protectively.

رَفٌّnoun

1.
placeclassical
A place or location.

دارة رفرف: موضع — A 'darrafraf': a place.

Parallel reading

رف لونه يرف، بالكسر، رفا ورفيفا: برق وتلألأ

Its color shone, shimmering, with a kasra, 'rafan' and 'rafifan': it sparkled and gleamed.

وكأن فاه البرد، ترف أسنانه أي تبرق أسنانه

And his mouth was like frost, his teeth sparkling, meaning his teeth were gleaming.

والرفة: البرقة

And 'ar-raffah': the sparkle.

رف النبات يرف رفيفا إذا اهتز وتنعم

The plant shimmered, 'yaruffu' with 'rafifan' if it swayed and was lush.

وفي حديث ابن زمل: لم تر عيني مثله قط يرف رفيفا يقطر نداه

And in the hadith of Ibn Zamal: My eyes have never seen anything like it, shimmering and dripping with dew.

رفت عينه ترف وترف رفا: اختلجت

His eye twitched, 'taruffu' and 'taruffu' with 'rafan': it twitched.

ورف البرق: وميضه

And the lightning's 'raff': its flash.

رفت عليه النعمة: ضفت

Blessings were abundant upon him: they were plentiful.

رف الشيء يرفه رفا ورفيفا: مصه

The thing was sipped, 'yaruffuhu' with 'rafan' and 'rafifan': it was sucked.

والله لولا رهبتي أباك، إذا لزفت شفتاي فاك، رف الغزال ورق الأراك

By God, were it not for my fear of your father, if my lips touched yours, the gazelle would sip and the arak would be delicate.

إني لأرف شفتيها وأنا صائم

I sip her lips while I am fasting.

يعني المص والجماع لأنه من مقدماته

Meaning sucking and intercourse because it is one of its preliminaries.

ومها ترف غروبه، تسقي المتيم ذا الحرارة

And a gazelle whose teeth sparkle, quenching the lover burning with heat.

يرف كأنه وهنا مدام

It sparkles as if it were wine.

والرفة: الأكلة المحكمة

And 'ar-raffah': the well-executed meal.

رفت الإبل ترف وترف رفا أكلت

The camels ate heartily, 'taruffu' and 'taruffu' with 'rafan'.

زوجي إن أكل رف

My husband, if he eats, eats heartily.

والرفرفة: تحريك الطائر جناحيه وهو في الهواء فلا يبرح مكانه

And 'ar-rafrafah': the bird moving its wings while in the air without leaving its place.

رف الطائر ورفرف حرك جناحيه في الهواء

The bird fluttered and 'rafrafa', moving its wings in the air.

والرفراف: الظليم يرفرف بجناحيه ثم يعدو

And 'ar-rafraf': the male ostrich that flutters its wings then runs.

وربما سموا الظليم بذلك لأنه يرفرف بجناحيه ثم يعدو

And sometimes they call the ostrich that because it flutters its wings then runs.

رفرفت الرحمة فوق رأسه

Mercy fluttered above his head.

رفرف الطائر بجناحيه إذا بسطهما عند السقوط على شيء يحوم عليه ليقع عليه

The bird fluttered its wings when it spread them upon descending towards something, circling to land on it.

ما لك ترفرفين؟ أي ترتعد

Why are you trembling? Meaning, you are shivering.

ورفرف الدرع: زرد يشد بالبيضة يطرحه الرجل عى ظهره

And the 'rafraf' of the armor: rings attached to the helmet that a man throws on his back.

وإذا فسطاط مضروب وإذا سيف معلق على رفيف الفسطاط

And there was a tent pitched, and a sword hanging on the 'rafif' of the tent.

فرفع الرفرف فرأينا وجهه كأنه ورقة تخشخش

And the 'rafraf' was lifted, and we saw his face as if it were a rustling leaf.

رأى رفرفا أخضر سد الأفق

He saw a green carpet filling the horizon.

متكئين على رفرف خضر

Reclining on green carpets.

متكئين على رفارف خضر

Reclining on green carpets.

حمى رفرفا منها سباطا وخروعا

He protected a lush area of it, with soft reeds and castor plants.

بالشام ذات الرفيف

In Syria, possessing shimmering beauty.

والرفرف: ضرب من سمك البحر

And 'ar-rafraf': a type of sea fish.

والرفة: التبن وحطامه

And 'ar-raffah': the hay and its remnants.

من حفنا أو رفنا فليترك

Whoever helps us or favors us, let him leave it.

وما له حاف ولا راف

And he has no one to help him or favor him.

وفلان يحفنا ويرفنا أي يعطينا ويميرنا

And so-and-so helps us and provides for us, meaning he gives us and supplies us.

وهو يقوم له ويقعد وينصح ويشفق

He attends to him, sits with him, advises him, and cares for him.

والرف: القطعة العظيمة من الإبل

And 'ar-raff': the large group of camels.

والرف: الجماعة من الضأن أي جماعة منها

And 'ar-raff': the flock of sheep, meaning a group of them.

بعد الرف والوقير

After wealth and abundance.