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ر ح ف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of sharpening or making something keen, particularly a blade. It also extends to the idea of neglecting or abandoning something.

Derived headwords

أَرْحَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpenboth

    To sharpen a blade, making it keen and precise.

  2. 2.
    to neglectclassical

    To abandon or leave something unattended, to be negligent.

أَرْهَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to sharpenclassical

    To make a blade sharp and keen, considered the original form of أرحف.

رَحِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpclassical

    Describing a blade that is sharp and keen.

Parallel reading

أرحف الرجل، أهمله الجوهري
The man neglected it, as mentioned by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: أي حدد سكينا
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: meaning to sharpen a knife.
ونحوه يقال: أرحف شفرته حتى قعدت كأنها حربة
And similarly, it is said: He sharpened his blade until it became like a spearhead.
ومعنى قعدت: صارت
And the meaning of 'qā'adat' is: it became.
قال الأزهري: كأن الحاء مبدلة من الهاء، والأصل: أرهف
Al-Azhari said: It is as if the 'ha' (ح) is substituted for the 'ha' (ه), and the origin is: 'arhafa'.
سيف رحيف: أي محدد
A sharp sword: meaning keen.