رفل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root رفل (RFL) primarily relates to the concept of walking with a long, flowing, and often ostentatious gait, particularly when wearing long garments. It extends to meanings of extravagance, abundance, and sometimes foolishness or clumsiness, as well as describing things that are long or ample.

Derived headwords

رَفَلَverb

1.
In his clothes: he lengthened them and dragged them proudly.both
In his clothes: he lengthened them and dragged them proudly.
2.
One who drags his clothes.both
One who drags his clothes.

يَرْفُلُverb

1.
to swagger, to strutboth
The present tense of the verb 'to swagger', indicating the ongoing action of walking with long, flowing garments ostentatiously.

رَفْلًاnoun

1.
swaggering gaitclassical
The act or manner of walking with long, flowing garments, dragging them ostentatiously.

رَافِلadjective

1.
swaggering, struttingboth
One who walks with long, flowing garments, dragging them ostentatiously.

رَفِلadjective

1.
In his clothes: he lengthened them and dragged them proudly.both
In his clothes: he lengthened them and dragged them proudly.
2.
One who drags his clothes.both
One who drags his clothes.

أَرْفَلَverb

1.
He dragged his clothes.both
He dragged his clothes.

رَفْلَةadjective

1.
long-robed, flowingclassical
Describing a woman who walks with a flowing, ostentatious gait due to her long garments.

رَفْلَاءadjective

1.
clumsy walkerclassical
A woman who does not walk well in her long garments, implying a lack of grace or skill.

الرَّفَلnoun

1.
foolishness, extravaganceclassical
The state of being foolish or extravagant, particularly in one's lifestyle or attire.

مَعِيشَةٌ رَفْلَةnoun

1.
ample livelihoodclassical
A wide, abundant, or prosperous way of living.

ثَوْبٌ رَفَلnoun

1.
long, flowing garmentclassical
A garment that is long and flowing, similar to the description of 'hujf'.

فَرَسٌ رَفَلnoun

1.
long-tailed horseclassical
A horse that has a long tail.

بَعِيرٌ رَفَلnoun

1.
long-tailed camelclassical
A camel that has a long tail.

التَّرْفِيلnoun

1.
honoring, exaltingclassical
The act of bestowing honor or exalting someone, making them great.

تَرْفِيلُ الرَّكِيَّةnoun

1.
leaving a well fallowclassical
Allowing a well to remain unused or to rest, often for replenishment.

Parallel reading

رفل في ثيابه يرفل ، إذا أطالها وجرها متبخترا

He swaggered in his clothes, dragging them, if he lengthened them and dragged them ostentatiously.

فهو رافل

So he is swaggering.

ورفل بالكسر رفلا: خرق في لبسته، فهو رفل

And 'rafala' (with kasra) means clumsiness in his attire, so he is 'rafal'.

في الركب وشواش وفي الحي رفل

Among the riders is a commotion, and among the tribe is swaggering.

وكذلك أرفل في ثيابه

And likewise, he wore his clothes long.

وامرأة رفلة: تترفل في مشيتها خرقا

And a 'rafalah' woman: she walks with a flowing gait ostentatiously, clumsily.

فإن لم تحسن المشي في ثيابها قيل رفلاء

If she did not walk well in her garments, she was called 'raflaa'.

والرفل أيضا: الأحمق

And 'al-rafal' also means: the foolish one.

ومعيشة رفلة، أي واسعة

And an ample livelihood, meaning wide/abundant.

وفرس رفل أي طويل الذنب، وكذلك البعير

And a 'rafal' horse means long-tailed, and likewise a camel.

فعرفنا هزة تأخذه فقرناه برضراض رفل أيد الكاهل جلد بازل أخلف البازل عاما أو بزل

So we knew a tremor that seized him, and we matched him with a vast, long-maned expanse, the skin of a mature camel that missed a year or was a two-year-old.

وربما وصف به إذا كان واسع الجلد

And it might be described thus if it had wide skin.

جعد الدرانيك رفل الا جلاد

Curly-maned, with ample skin, not the smooth-skinned ones.

والترفيل: التعظيم

And 'al-tarfeel': the exalting/honoring.

إذا نحن رفلنا امرأ ساد قومة وإن لم يكن من قبل ذلك يذكر

When we honored a man, he would lead his people, even if he was not previously mentioned.

وترفيل الركية: إجمامها

And the 'tarfeel' of a well: leaving it fallow/resting.