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الروف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of stillness or tranquility. It is explicitly distinguished from the root related to mercy, although a related form does carry the meaning of mercy.

Derived headwords

الرُّوفnoun
  1. 1.
    stillnessclassical

    The state of being still or motionless; tranquility.

  2. 2.
    not mercyclassical

    This term is explicitly stated not to be derived from the root related to mercy (رأفة).

الرَّوْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mercyboth

    Compassion, kindness, or clemency.

رَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stillclassical

    To be in a state of stillness or tranquility.

  2. 2.
    to be mercifulclassical

    To show mercy or compassion.

يَرَافُverb
  1. 1.
    to be stillclassical

    Present tense of 'to be still'.

  2. 2.
    to be mercifulclassical

    Present tense of 'to be merciful'.

Parallel reading

السكون، وليس من الرأفة.
Stillness, and it is not from mercy.
والروفة: الرحمة.
And al-rawfah: mercy.
وراف يراف: لغة في: رأف يرأف.
And raafa yaraafu: a dialectal variant of ra'afa yara'afu.