الريف

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to fertile land, abundance, and sustenance. It extends to concepts of proximity to water and the presence of greenery and crops. Metaphorically, it can refer to wine and the act of approaching or committing to something.

Derived headwords

الرَّيْفnoun

1.
Fertile landboth
Land characterized by cultivation and fertility, abundant with crops and resources.
2.
Abundanceboth
Generosity and plenty, particularly in food and drink.
3.
Area near waterclassical
Land that is close to water sources, often implying lushness.
4.
Greenery and cropsboth
A place characterized by lush vegetation, water, and cultivated fields.

رَافَverb

1.
To approachclassical
To come to or approach a place, often used for a Bedouin arriving.

رَافَ البَدَوِيُّ يَرِيفُ — The Bedouin approached.

يَرِيفُverb

1.
To approachclassical
The present tense form of 'to approach', used for a Bedouin arriving.

رَافَ البَدَوِيُّ يَرِيفُ — The Bedouin approached.

أَرِيفَverb

1.
To approachclassical
An alternative form of the verb 'to approach', used for a Bedouin arriving.

كَأَرِيفَ — As if he approached.

تَرَيَّفَverb

1.
To approachclassical
Another form of the verb 'to approach', used for a Bedouin arriving.

كَـتَرَيَّفَ — As if he approached.

رَعَتْهُ الماشِيَةُverb

1.
Livestock grazed itboth
The livestock grazed upon the land, implying it was fertile and abundant.

وَرَافَتِ الماشِيَةُ — And the livestock grazed it.

الرَّافِnoun

1.
Wineclassical
A term used to refer to wine.

أَرْضٌ رِيفَةٌadjective

1.
Fertile landboth
Describing land as fertile, abundant with crops and resources.

وَأَرْضٌ رِيفَةٌ — And a fertile land.

أَخْصَبَتِ الأَرْضُverb

1.
The land became fertileboth
The land became fertile and abundant with vegetation and crops.

وَأَخْصَبَتِ الأَرْضُ — And the land became fertile.

أَرْفَتِ الأَرْضُverb

1.
The land became fertileclassical
An alternative verb form indicating the land became fertile and abundant.

وَأَرْفَتِ الأَرْضُ — And the land became fertile.

أَرْيَفَتِ الأَرْضُverb

1.
The land became fertileclassical
Another verb form signifying the land became fertile and abundant.

وَأَرْيَفَتِ الأَرْضُ — And the land became fertile.

قَارَفَهَاverb

1.
To commit to itclassical
To approach or commit to something, particularly a suspicion or doubt.

رَايَفَ لِلظَّنَّةِ: قَارَفَهَا — He approached the suspicion: he committed to it.

طَنِفَ لَهَاverb

1.
To incline towards itclassical
To lean towards or be inclined to something, especially a suspicion.

وَطَنِفَ لَهَا — And he inclined towards it.

Parallel reading

الرَّيْفُ، بِالكَسْرِ: أَرْضٌ فِيهَا زَرْعٌ وَخِصْبٌ

Al-rayf, with a kasra: land with cultivation and fertility.

وَالسَّعَةُ فِي المَأْكَلِ وَالمَشْرَبِ

And abundance in food and drink.

وَمَا قَارَبَ المَاءَ مِنْ أَرْضِ العَرَبِ

And what is near the water from the land of the Arabs.

أَوْ حَيْثُ الخُضَرُ وَالمِيَاهُ وَالزُّرُوعُ

Or where there is greenery, water, and crops.

وَرَافَ البَدَوِيُّ يَرِيفُ: أَتَاهُ

And the Bedouin approached, he came to it.

كَأَرِيفَ وَتَرَيَّفَ

Like he approached and he approached.

وَالمَاشِيَةُ: رَعَتْهُ

And the livestock: grazed it.

وَالرَّافِ: الخَمْرُ

And al-raf: the wine.

وَأَرْضٌ رِيفَةٌ، كَكِيسَةٍ: خِصْبَةٌ

And a fertile land, like 'kissa': fertile.

وَأَخْصَبَتِ الأَرْضُ، وَأَرْيَفَتِ: أَرْصَبَتْ

And the land became fertile, and it became fertile: it became fertile.

وَرَايَفَ لِلظَّنَّةِ: قَارَفَهَا وَطَنِفَ لَهَا

And he approached the suspicion: he committed to it and inclined towards it.