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ءرف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of boundaries, limits, and demarcations, particularly in relation to land ownership and property division. It also extends to the idea of marking or defining something.

Derived headwords

الأَرِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Boundary markerboth

    A sign or marker that delineates a boundary, especially between two pieces of land. It refers to the physical or established limits.

أَرِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a boundary, limitboth

    a boundary, limit

أَرْفnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of أرفةboth

    plural of أرفة

Parallel reading

الأرفة: الحد، والجمع أرف، مثال غرفة وغرف، وهي معالم الحدود بين الأرضين.
Al-arifa: the boundary, and its plural is arf, like ghurfa and ghuraf, and it is the landmarks of the boundaries between lands.
وفى الحديث عن عثمان رضى الله عنه: " الارف تقطع كل شفعة "
And in the hadith from Uthman, may God be pleased with him: 'The boundaries cut off all preemption.'
كان لا يرى الشفعة للجار ويقول: أي مال اقتسم وأرف عليه فلا شفعة فيه.
He did not see preemption for the neighbor and would say: 'Any property that is divided and has boundaries established upon it, then there is no preemption in it.'