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الرفق

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns gentleness, kindness, and leniency in treatment. It also extends to concepts of companionship, support, and physical connection, particularly related to the elbow and its functions.

Derived headwords

الرِّفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    gentlenessboth

    The quality of being gentle, kind, and lenient in one's dealings with others.

  2. 2.
    supportclassical

    That by which one is aided or supported.

  3. 3.
    kindnessboth

    Benevolence and good conduct.

رَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be gentleboth

    To treat someone with gentleness, kindness, and leniency.

  2. 2.
    to aidboth

    To benefit or help someone.

رفق به، وعليه — He was gentle with him, and towards him
رِفْقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    gentlenessboth

    The state or quality of being gentle; leniency.

مِرْفَقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    elbowboth

    The joint connecting the forearm to the upper arm.

المِرْفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    elbowboth

    The joint connecting the forearm to the upper arm.

مَرَافِق الدارnoun
  1. 1.
    bathroom facilitiesmodern

    The places in a house where water is used, such as for washing or sanitation.

مِرْفَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pillowclassical

    A cushion used to support the head, especially when sleeping.

الرِّفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of companionsboth

    A group of people traveling together or associated with each other.

الرَّفِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    companionboth

    Someone who accompanies or travels with another person.

  2. 2.
    gentle personboth

    One who is gentle and not clumsy or rough.

رُفَقَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    companionsboth

    Plural of 'companion', referring to a group of people who travel or associate together.

الرَّفَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    companionshipclassical

    The state or quality of being companions; fellowship.

الرِّفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A collective noun for a group of people, often companions.

أَرْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to benefitboth

    To provide benefit or advantage to someone.

  2. 2.
    to be gentleboth

    To treat someone with gentleness and kindness.

أرفقه، و ضرب مرفقه — He benefited him, and struck his elbow
رِفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    ropeclassical

    A rope used to tie the leg of a camel to prevent it from returning to its homeland.

بَعِير مَرْفُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    camel with sore elbowclassical

    A camel that complains of pain in its elbow.

أَرْفَقَadjective
  1. 1.
    elbow detachedclassical

    Describing a camel whose elbow joint is detached from its side.

نَاقَة رَفْقَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    camel with faulty udderclassical

    A female camel whose teat is positioned behind its hind leg, or has an issue with its udder.

نَاقَة رِفْقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    camel with faulty udderclassical

    A female camel with an issue in its udder, possibly due to improper milking.

رِفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    udder defectclassical

    A defect in the udder of a female camel, caused by poor milking or neglect.

مِرْفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    camel with sore elbowclassical

    A camel whose elbow touches its side, causing discomfort.

  2. 2.
    cow with udder issueclassical

    A female camel that experiences pain when milked, resulting in blood in the milk.

مَاء رِفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    easy waterclassical

    Water that is easily accessible, or a short rope for drawing water.

حَاجَة رِفْق البُغْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    easy goalclassical

    A desire or need that is easily fulfilled.

رَفِيقname
  1. 1.
    name of a narratorclassical

    A given name, specifically referring to Rofeeq bin Ubaid, a narrator of hadith.

الرَّافِقَةname
  1. 1.
    city nameclassical

    The name of a city on the Euphrates, known today as Raqqa, founded by Al-Mansur.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in Bahrain.

أَرْفَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to be gentleboth

    To treat someone with gentleness and kindness.

  2. 2.
    to benefitboth

    To provide benefit or advantage to someone.

شَاة مُرْفَقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    sheep with white legsclassical

    A sheep whose legs are white up to its elbows.

ارْتَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to leanclassical

    To recline or lean on one's elbow or a pillow.

  2. 2.
    to be fullclassical

    To become full or satisfied.

المُرْتَفِقadjective
  1. 1.
    standing firmclassical

    One who stands, remains, or is constant.

تَرَفَّقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be gentleboth

    To treat someone with gentleness and kindness.

رَافَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to accompanyboth

    To be a companion to someone; to travel with someone.

تَرَافَقَاverb
  1. 1.
    to accompany each otherboth

    To become companions or to travel together.

Parallel reading

الرفق، بالكسر: ما استعين به، واللطف.
Ar-rifq (with kasra): that by which one is aided, and gentleness.
رفق به، وعليه، مثلثة، رفقا ومرفقا، كمجلس ومقعد ومنبر.
He was gentle with him, and towards him, in three ways, with rifqan and mirfaqan, like majlis, maq'ad, and minbar.
والمرفق، كمنبر ومجلس: موصل الذراع في العضد.
And al-mirfaq, like minbar and majlis: the connection of the forearm to the upper arm.
ومرافق الدار: مصاب الماء ونحوها.
And the mirafiq of the house: places for water and the like.
وكمكنسة: المخدة.
And like miknasah: the pillow.
والرفقة، مثلثة وكثمامة: جماعة ترافقهم، ج: ككتاب وأصحاب وصرد.
And ar-rifqah, in three ways and like kuthamaah: a group with whom you travel, pl.: like kitāb, aṣḥāb, and ṣurad.
والرفيق: المرافق، ج: رفقاء، فإذا تفرقوا: ذهب اسم الرفقة لا اسم الرفيق: للواحد والجميع، والمصدر: الرفاقة، كالسماحة.
And ar-rafīq: the companion, pl.: rufaqā', so when they separate: the name ar-rifqah is lost, not the name ar-rafīq: for the one and the all, and the masdar: ar-rafāqah, like as-samāḥah.
والرفقة: اسم للجمع، ج: كعنب وصرد وحبال.
And ar-rifqah: a name for the collective, pl.: like 'inab, ṣurad, and ḥibāl.
والرفيق: ضد الأخرق.
And ar-rafīq: the opposite of al-akhraq (clumsy).
ورفق فلانا: نفعه، كأرفقه، و ضرب مرفقه، و الناقة: شد عضدها إذا خيف أن تنزع إلى وطنها، وذلك الحبل: رفاق، ككتاب.
And he benefited a person: he helped him, like arfaqahu, and struck his elbow, and the she-camel: he tightened its leg if it was feared it would return to its homeland, and that rope: rifāq, like kitāb.
وبعير مرفوق: يشتكي مرفقه، وأرفق، بين الرفق، محركة: منفتل المرفق عن جنبه.
And a camel marfūq: complaining of its elbow, and arfaq, between ar-rifq, movable: the elbow detached from its side.
وناقة رفقاء ورفقة، كفرحة: منسد إحليل خلفها، وبها رفق، محركة، أو الرفق: فساد في الإحليل من سوء حلب الحالب، أو ترك نفضه إياه، فيرتد اللبن في الضرة، فيعود دما أو خرطا.
And a she-camel rafqā' and rifqah, like fariḥah: with its teat hanging behind it, and it has rifq, movable, or ar-rifq: a defect in the teat from bad milking by the milker, or leaving it un-shaken, so the milk returns to the udder, becoming blood or pus.
والمرفاق من الجمال: ما يصيب مرفقه جنبه، و من النوق: ما إذا صرت أوجعها الصرار، وإذا حلبت خرج منها دم.
And al-mirfāq among camels: that which its elbow hits its side, and among she-camels: that when you milk it, its udder hurts, and when milked, blood comes out of it.
وماء رفق، محركة: سهل، أو قصير الرشاء.
And water rifq, movable: easy, or a short rope for drawing water.
وحاجة رفق البغية: سهلة.
And a need rifq al-bughyah: easy to fulfill.
والرافقة: د على الفرات، وتعرف اليوم بالرقة، بناها ms1210 المنصور، وة بالبحرين، والرفق واللطف، وحسن الصنيع.
And ar-Rāfiqah: a city on the Euphrates, known today as Raqqa, built by Al-Mansur, and a place in Bahrain, and gentleness, kindness, and good conduct.
وأرفقه: رفق به ونفعه.
And arfaqahu: he was gentle with him and benefited him.
وشاة مرفقة، كمعظمة: يداها بيضاوان إلى مرفقيها.
And a sheep mirfaqah, like mu'aẓẓamah: its legs are white up to its elbows.
وارتفق: اتكأ على مرفق يده، أو على المخدة، وامتلأ.
And irtafaqa: he leaned on the elbow of his hand, or on the pillow, and became full.
والمرتفق: الواقف الثابت الدائم.
And al-murtafiq: the standing, firm, permanent one.
وترفق به: رفق.
And taraffaqahu: he was gentle with him.
ورافقه: صار رفيقه، وترافقا.
And rāfaqahu: he became his companion, and they traveled together.