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رفس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the action of kicking, especially with the legs or feet. It extends to the forceful impact of a kick and the act of restraining an animal, specifically a camel, with a hobble.

Derived headwords

رَفَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to kickboth

    To strike or push with the foot or leg.

يَرْفُسُverb
  1. 1.
    to kickboth

    The present tense of the verb 'to kick', indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

يُرْفِسُverb
  1. 1.
    to kickboth

    An alternative present tense form of the verb 'to kick'.

رَفْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    kickingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of kicking.

وِرْفَاسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    violent kickingclassical

    A masdar indicating a more intense or violent form of kicking.

رِفَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    hobbleclassical

    A hobble or restraint used to tie a camel's legs, preventing it from running away.

رَفْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    kickboth

    A single instance or blow of kicking, specifically a strike with the foot to the chest.

Parallel reading

رَفَسَ يَرْفُسُ ويرفس رفسا ورفاسا
He kicked, he kicks, and he kicks, a kicking and a violent kicking.
رَفَسَ برجله
He kicked with his leg.
والبعير: شده بالرفاس، وهو الإباض
And the camel: he tied it with the hobble, which is the hobble.
والرفسة: الصدمة بالرجل في الصدر
And the 'rafsah': is the impact with the leg in the chest.