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الرفش

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to tools for scooping or shoveling, particularly a shovel or spade. It extends metaphorically to actions associated with such tools like digging, scraping, and eating heartily. It also encompasses concepts of expansion, large ears, and persistent entreaty.

Derived headwords

الرَّفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    shovel, spadeboth

    A tool used for digging and moving loose material, similar to a spade.

  2. 2.
    digging, scrapingclassical

    The act of digging or scraping, often with a tool.

  3. 3.
    hearty eatingclassical

    Eating with gusto and in abundance.

  4. 4.
    drinking in luxuryclassical

    Enjoying drinks and sustenance in a state of ease and prosperity.

  5. 5.
    expansionclassical

    The state of becoming wider or more extensive.

المِرْفَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shovel, spadeboth

    A tool for digging and scooping, synonymous with 'rafsh'.

رَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to dig, to scrapeclassical

    To engage in the action of digging or scraping.

  2. 2.
    to eat heartilyclassical

    To consume food with great appetite and enjoyment.

  3. 3.
    to drink in luxuryclassical

    To drink and enjoy sustenance in a state of prosperity.

رَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to expandclassical

    To become wider or more extensive.

رَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to have large earsclassical

    To possess ears that are notably large.

رَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be persistent, to clingclassical

    To be insistent and unyielding in one's requests or presence.

رُفُوشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    expansionclassical

    The state or process of becoming wider or more extensive.

الرَّفَّاشnoun
  1. 1.
    scooper of foodclassical

    One who scoops food with a shovel-like tool, especially towards a measurer.

رَفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to expandclassical

    To become wider or more extensive.

أَرْفَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall into eating and intercourseclassical

    To engage deeply in the acts of eating and sexual relations.

  2. 2.
    to be persistent, to clingclassical

    To be insistent and unyielding, refusing to leave or cease.

أَرْفَشَadjective
  1. 1.
    large-earedclassical

    Having notably large ears.

تَرْفِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    combing, styling (beard)classical

    The act of grooming or styling a beard until it resembles a shovel or spade.

Parallel reading

الرفش، بالفتح والضم: المجرفة، كالمرفشة.
Al-rafsh, with fath and damma: the shovel, like al-mirfasha.
وقولهم: "من الرفش إلى العرش"
And their saying: "From the shovel to the throne"
أي: جلس على سرير الملك بعد ما كان يعمل بالمجرفة.
Meaning: he sat on the king's throne after he used to work with the shovel.
والرفش: الدق، والهرش، والأكل الجيد، والشرب في النعمة.
And al-rafsh: is striking, scraping, hearty eating, and drinking in prosperity.
والرفاش: هائل الطعام بالمجرفة إلى يد الكيال.
And al-rafsh: is scooping food with a shovel to the hand of the measurer.
ورفش في الشيء رفوشا: اتسع.
And rafsh in something, rufushan: it became wide.
ورفش، كفرح: عظمت أذنه وكبرت.
And rafsh, like faraha: his ear became large and big.
وكان سلمان أرفش الأذنين.
And Salman was large-eared.
وأرفش: وقع في الأهيغين، أي: الرفش والقفش، وهما الأكل والنكاح
And arfasha: he fell into the two most desirable things, meaning: eating and intercourse
وبالبلد: ألح فلا يبرح، ولا يريمه.
And in the country: he was persistent, so he did not leave, nor move away.
وترفيش اللحية: تسريحها حتى تصير كأنها رفش.
And tarfīsh of the beard: grooming it until it becomes as if it were a shovel.