رهف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of thinness, fineness, and delicacy, often applied to physical objects like swords or to the physical condition of animals. It can also extend to abstract qualities of gentleness and refinement.

Derived headwords

رَهَفَverb

1.
to make thinboth
To make something thin or fine, particularly a blade like a sword.

أَرْهَفَverb

1.
to make thinboth
To make something thin or fine, particularly a blade like a sword. This is a causative form.

رَهْفverb

1.
to be thinboth
To be thin, fine, delicate, or slender. This verb form implies a state of being.

رَهَافَةnoun

1.
thinnessboth
The quality of being thin, fine, delicate, or slender. It refers to the state of fineness.
2.
gentlenessclassical
Refinement, gentleness, or sensitivity. This is an abstract quality derived from physical fineness.

رَهْفًاnoun

1.
thinnessboth
The state of being thin, fine, delicate, or slender. This is a verbal noun indicating the action or state.

مُرْهَفadjective

1.
thin-belliedclassical
Describing a horse that has a lean belly and closely set ribs, considered a defect.
2.
refinedboth
Made thin, fine, or delicate. Can also refer to something sharpened or honed.

رَهَافَةnoun

1.
defectclassical
A defect, specifically referring to a horse that is thin-bellied and has closely set ribs.

Parallel reading

رهف السيف، كمنع: رققه

The sword was thinned, as in 'man'a': it was made thin.

كأرهفه

as if it was made thin (causative).

ورهف، ككرم، رهافة ورهفا، محركة: دق ولطف

And 'rahafa', as in 'karuma', means 'rahaafah' and 'rahfā', with vowels, meaning: to be thin and gentle.

وفرس مرهف، كمكرم: خامص البطن، متقارب الضلوع، وهو عيب

And a 'murhaf' horse, as in 'mukram', is one with a lean belly and closely set ribs, which is a defect.

والرهافة، كثمامة: ع

And 'ar-rahafah', as in 'thamaamah', is a defect.