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رف

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root 'رف' primarily relates to concepts of eating, abundance, and covering or spreading. It extends to actions of kindness, seeking, and physical movements like flapping or shining. Derived terms also describe various objects and structures, often related to furniture, coverings, or natural formations.

Derived headwords

رَفَverb
  1. 1.
    ate abundantlyclassical

    To eat a large quantity of food.

  2. 2.
    kissed (lips)classical

    A woman kissed by lightly touching with the edges of the lips.

  3. 3.
    treated kindlyclassical

    To treat someone well and kindly.

  4. 4.
    shone, glitteredclassical

    Color shone and sparkled.

  5. 5.
    strove in serviceclassical

    To strive with all one's might in service, offering what is valuable and what is easy.

  6. 6.
    surroundedclassical

    To surround a group of people.

  7. 7.
    suckledclassical

    A calf suckled its mother.

  8. 8.
    honoredclassical

    To honor someone.

  9. 9.
    felt at easeclassical

    To feel comfortable and at ease.

  10. 10.
    flapped wingsclassical

    A bird spread its wings.

ارْتَفَverb
  1. 1.
    shone, glitteredclassical

    The color shone and sparkled.

رَفْرَفَverb
  1. 1.
    flapped wingsclassical

    A bird spread its wings.

رَفّnoun
  1. 1.
    shelfboth

    A type of shelf or ledge, often a niche in a wall, on which household items are placed.

  2. 2.
    large camelsclassical

    Large, strong camels.

  3. 3.
    herd of cowsclassical

    A herd or group of cows.

  4. 4.
    flock of sheepclassical

    A flock of sheep or goats.

  5. 5.
    sand duneclassical

    Any elevated part of a sand dune.

  6. 6.
    sheep penclassical

    A pen or enclosure for sheep.

  7. 7.
    type of grazingclassical

    A manner of grazing for camels and sheep, characterized by continuous eating.

  8. 8.
    eye twitchingclassical

    A twitching of the eye or other body part.

  9. 9.
    flash of lightningclassical

    A flash or glimmer of lightning.

  10. 10.
    salivaclassical

    Spittle or saliva.

  11. 11.
    kissclassical

    A kiss, specifically a light one.

  12. 12.
    provisionsclassical

    Provisions or supplies, especially food.

  13. 13.
    soft clothclassical

    A soft, fine piece of cloth.

  14. 14.
    daily milk drinkingclassical

    Drinking milk every day.

  15. 15.
    widening a garmentclassical

    To widen a garment by sewing another piece onto the bottom.

رَفّnoun
  1. 1.
    daily drinkingclassical

    Drinking (e.g., milk) every day.

رَفّnoun
  1. 1.
    straw, chaffclassical

    Straw and its remnants.

رَفّةnoun
  1. 1.
    well-prepared mealclassical

    A perfectly prepared meal or portion of food.

رَفْرَفnoun
  1. 1.
    green clothsclassical

    Green cloths used for canopies or spread out.

  2. 2.
    tent roofclassical

    The roof or covering of a tent.

  3. 3.
    sides of a shieldclassical

    The sides of a shield or armor.

  4. 4.
    hanging partsclassical

    Parts that hang down, such as from a shield or branches.

  5. 5.
    excess fabricclassical

    Excess material in canopies, furnishings, or anything folded over.

  6. 6.
    beddingclassical

    Bedding or a mattress.

  7. 7.
    sea fishclassical

    A type of sea fish.

  8. 8.
    Yemeni treeclassical

    A type of tree that grows in Yemen.

  9. 9.
    balconyclassical

    A balcony or projecting window (roshan).

  10. 10.
    cushionclassical

    A cushion or pillow.

  11. 11.
    clitorisclassical

    The clitoris.

  12. 12.
    soft, flowing treesclassical

    Soft, flowing trees or foliage.

  13. 13.
    meadowsclassical

    Meadows or gardens.

  14. 14.
    carpetsclassical

    Carpets or rugs.

  15. 15.
    tent flapclassical

    A piece of cloth sewn to the bottom of a tent or pavilion.

  16. 16.
    fine silkclassical

    Fine silk fabric.

  17. 17.
    chainmail linksclassical

    Links of chainmail attached to a helmet, worn on the back.

رَفّةnoun
  1. 1.
    thinness, delicacyclassical

    Thinness or delicacy.

رَفِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    ceilingclassical

    A ceiling.

  2. 2.
    dewy treesclassical

    Dewy trees or plants.

  3. 3.
    fertility, abundanceclassical

    Fertility or abundance.

  4. 4.
    iris flowerclassical

    The iris flower.

  5. 5.
    balconyclassical

    A balcony or projecting window (roshan).

رَفْرَافnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrichclassical

    A male ostrich (dhaleem).

  2. 2.
    swift shadowclassical

    One whose shadow moves swiftly.

ذَاتُ رَفْرَفname
  1. 1.
    valley nameclassical

    A valley belonging to the tribe of Sulaym.

ذَاتُ رَفْرَفname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place belonging to the tribe of Numayr.

ذَاتُ الرَّفِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    type of ferryclassical

    Boats used for crossing, formed by lashing two or three ships together for a king.

أَرْفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    spread wingsclassical

    A hen spread its wings over its eggs.

رَفْرَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    soundclassical

    A sound, often a flapping or rustling sound.

  2. 2.
    flapping wingsclassical

    An ostrich flapping its wings around something it intends to land on.

Parallel reading

أكل كثيراً
He ate abundantly.
والمرأة: قبلها بأطراف شفتيه
And a woman: he kissed her with the edges of his lips.
وفلاناً: أحسن إليه
And to so-and-so: he treated him kindly.
ولونه يرف رفا ورفيفاً: برق وتلألأ
And his color shone and sparkled.
وله: سعى بما عز وهان من خدمة
And for him: he strove with all his might in service, offering what was valuable and what was easy.
والقوم به: أحدقوا
And the people surrounded him.
والحوار أمه: رضعها
And the calf suckled its mother.
وبفلان: أكرمه
And by so-and-so: he honored him.
وإلى كذا: ارتاح
And towards something: he felt at ease.
والطائر: بسط جناحيه
And the bird: spread its wings.
والرف: شبه الطاق يجعل عليه طرائف البيت
And the shelf: is like a niche made in the wall for household items.
والرف: الإبل العظيمة
And the 'رف': refers to large camels.
والرف: القطيعة من البقر
And the 'رف': refers to a herd of cows.
والرف: الجماعة من الضأن أو من مطلق الغنم
And the 'رف': refers to a flock of sheep or any goats.
والرف: كل مشرف من الرمل
And the 'رف': refers to any elevated part of a sand dune.
والرف: حظيرة الشاء
And the 'رف': refers to a pen for sheep.
والرف: ضرب من أكل الإبل والغنم ترف وترف
And the 'رف': refers to a type of grazing for camels and sheep, characterized by continuous eating.
والرف: اختلاج العين وغيرها ترف وترف
And the 'رف': refers to the twitching of the eye or other body part.
والرف: وميض البرق
And the 'رف': refers to the flash of lightning.
والرف: الريق
And the 'رف': refers to saliva.
والرف: المص
And the 'رف': refers to a kiss.
والرف: الميرة
And the 'رف': refers to provisions.
والرف: الثوب الناعم
And the 'رف': refers to a soft cloth.
والرف: شرب اللبن كل يوم
And the 'رف': refers to drinking milk every day.
وأن ترف ثوبك بآخر لتوسعه من أسفله
And to widen your garment by sewing another piece onto the bottom.
وبالكسر: شرب كل يوم
And with kasr: drinking every day.
وأخذته الحمى رفا: كل يوم
And the fever took him daily.
وبالضم: التبن وحطامه، كالرفة
And with damma: straw and its remnants, like 'رفة'.
والرفرف: ثياب خضر تتخذ منها المحابس وتبسط
And the 'رفرف': green cloths used for canopies and spread out.
والرفرف: كسر الخباء
And the 'رفرف': the roof of a tent.
والرفرف: جوانب الدرع
And the 'رفرف': the sides of a shield.
والرفرف: وما تدلى منها
And the 'رفرف': what hangs down from it.
والرفرف: وما تهدل من أغصان الأيكة
And the 'رفرف': what hangs down from the branches of the thicket.
والرفرف: فضول المحابس والفرش، وكل ما فضل فثني
And the 'رفرف': excess material in canopies and furnishings, and anything that is extra and folded.
والرفرف: الفراش
And the 'رفرف': bedding.
والرفرف: سمك بحري
And the 'رفرف': a type of sea fish.
والرفرف: شجر ينبت باليمن
And the 'رفرف': trees that grow in Yemen.
والرفرف: الروشن
And the 'رفرف': the balcony or projecting window.
والرفرف: الوسادة
And the 'رفرف': a cushion.
والرفرف: البظر
And the 'رفرف': the clitoris.
والرفرف: الشجر الناعم المسترسل
And the 'رفرف': soft, flowing trees.
والرفرف: الرياض
And the 'رفرف': meadows.
والرفرف: البسط
And the 'رفرف': carpets.
والرفرف: خرقة تخاط في أسفل السرادق والفسطاط
And the 'رفرف': a piece of cloth sewn to the bottom of a tent or pavilion.
والرفرف: الرقيق من ثياب الديباج
And the 'رفرف': fine silk fabric.
والرفرف: من الدرع: زرد يشد بالبيضة يطرحه الرجل على ظهره
And the 'رفرف': from armor: links of chainmail attached to a helmet, worn on the back.
والرفة: الأكلة المحكمة
And the 'رفة': a well-prepared meal.
والرفف، محركة: الرقة
And 'رفف', with haraka: thinness.
والرفيف: السقف
And the 'رفيف': the ceiling.
والمتندي من الشجر وغيرها
And the dewy from trees and other things.
والخصب
And fertility.
والسوسن
And the iris flower.
والروشن
And the balcony.
والرفراف: الظليم
And the 'رفراف': the male ostrich.
وخاطف ظله
And one whose shadow moves swiftly.
وذات رفرف: واد لبني سليم
And 'ذات رفرف': a valley of Banu Sulaym.
ودارة رفرف: وضم الراء لبني نمير
And 'دارة رفرف': and with damma on the ra' for Banu Numayr.
وذات الرفيف، كأمير: سفن كان يعبر عليها
And 'ذات الرفيف', like 'ameer': boats used for crossing.
وهي أن تنضد سفينتان أو ثلاث للملك
Which is when two or three ships are lashed together for the king.
وأرفت الدجاجة على بيضها: بسطت الجناح
And the hen 'أرفت' over her eggs: spread her wing.
والرفرفة: الصوت
And the 'رفرفة': the sound.
وتحريك الظليم جناحيه حول الشيء يريد أن يقع عليه
And the ostrich flapping its wings around something it intends to land on.