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رفق

Root entry · 55 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns gentleness, kindness, and leniency, extending to concepts of companionship, ease, and beneficial assistance. It also encompasses physical meanings related to joints and specific types of ropes or restraints.

Derived headwords

الرِّفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Gentleness, kindnessboth

    The quality of being gentle, kind, and mild; the opposite of harshness or violence.

  2. 2.
    Ease, convenienceboth

    That by which one is aided or finds ease; something that makes a matter convenient or manageable.

  3. 3.
    Good conductclassical

    Good compliance with what leads to a good outcome; skillful management.

رَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be gentle withboth

    To treat someone or something with gentleness, kindness, or leniency.

  2. 2.
    To be easyclassical

    To be easy or convenient.

رَفَقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    To be gentle with him/itboth

    To treat someone or something with gentleness and kindness.

رَفَقَ لَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To be gentle for himclassical

    To act gently for the benefit of someone.

رَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be gentleboth

    To be gentle or kind.

مِرْفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Elbowboth

    The joint connecting the forearm to the upper arm; the part of the arm between the elbow and the shoulder.

  2. 2.
    Convenience, benefitboth

    That by which one benefits or finds ease; a means of convenience.

  3. 3.
    Place of easeclassical

    A place of rest or convenience, such as a bathroom or washing area.

مَرَافِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Elbowsboth

    Plural of مرفق (elbow).

  2. 2.
    Conveniences, facilitiesboth

    Plural of مرفق (convenience); places of ease or utility, like bathrooms or washing areas.

مِرْفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Elbowboth

    The joint of the arm, the connection between the forearm and the upper arm.

  2. 2.
    Convenienceboth

    That by which one benefits or finds ease.

مِرْفَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillow, cushionclassical

    A pillow or cushion used for resting or reclining.

رِفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of companionsboth

    A group of people traveling or staying together; companions.

  2. 2.
    Companionshipboth

    The state of being companions or traveling together.

رَفَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of companionsclassical

    A group of people accompanying someone, especially on a journey.

رِفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Companionsboth

    Plural of رفيق (companion), especially those traveling together.

  2. 2.
    Groups of companionsboth

    Plural of رفقة (group of companions).

رَفِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    Companionboth

    A friend or associate, especially one who accompanies another on a journey or in an activity.

  2. 2.
    Gentle personboth

    A person who is gentle, kind, or mild.

رَفَاقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Gentleness, kindnessclassical

    The quality of being gentle and kind; leniency.

رِفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of travelersboth

    A company of people setting out on a journey, traveling, and stopping together.

رِفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Companionsboth

    Plural of رفيق (companion).

  2. 2.
    Groups of companionsboth

    Plural of رفقة (group of companions).

رَفِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    Gentle, mildboth

    Opposite of rough or harsh; gentle and kind.

رَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To benefitboth

    To benefit someone; to provide help or advantage.

أَرْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To benefitboth

    To benefit someone; to provide help or advantage.

  2. 2.
    To be gentle withboth

    To treat someone with gentleness or kindness.

رَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To strike the elbowclassical

    To strike someone's elbow, head, or chest.

رَفَقَ النَّاقَةَverb
  1. 1.
    To tie the camel's legclassical

    To tie the camel's leg with a rope, especially if it is prone to straying or longing for its homeland.

رِفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Rope for camel's legclassical

    A rope used to tie a camel's leg, particularly from the fetlock to the upper leg.

مَرْفُوقadjective
  1. 1.
    Having a sore elbowclassical

    Describing a camel that suffers from a sore elbow.

أَرْفَقَadjective
  1. 1.
    Having a dislocated elbowclassical

    Describing a camel whose elbow joint is dislocated or separated from its side.

رَفَقَadjective
  1. 1.
    Having a dislocated elbowclassical

    Describing a camel whose elbow joint is dislocated or separated from its side.

رَفْقَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Female with a dislocated elbowclassical

    Describing a female camel whose elbow joint is dislocated or separated from its side.

رِفْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Uterine issueclassical

    A condition in a female animal where the urethra is displaced backward, causing bleeding during milking.

  2. 2.
    Swollen udderclassical

    A condition where a female animal's udder is swollen.

  3. 3.
    Urethral irritationclassical

    Irritation of the urethra due to improper milking, causing milk to return to the udder and turn into blood.

رِفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Easy waterclassical

    Water that is easily accessible or shallow.

  2. 2.
    Easy pastureclassical

    A pasture that is easily accessible or not abundant.

رِفْق البُغْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Easy to obtainclassical

    A desired thing that is easy to obtain or achieve.

رَفِيقname
  1. 1.
    Name of a personclassical

    A name of a person, such as Rofeeq bin Ubaid.

أَبُو رَافِقَةname
  1. 1.
    Name of a narratorclassical

    A kunya (patronymic name) of a hadith narrator.

الرَّافِقَةname
  1. 1.
    City on the Euphratesclassical

    A city located on the banks of the Euphrates River, identified with modern Raqqa.

  2. 2.
    City in Bahrainclassical

    A locality or town in the region of Bahrain.

أَرْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be gentle withboth

    To treat someone with gentleness and kindness.

  2. 2.
    To benefitboth

    To benefit someone; to provide help or advantage.

شَاةٌ مَرْفَقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Sheep with white legsclassical

    A sheep whose legs are white up to its elbows.

ارْتَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To reclineboth

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

  2. 2.
    To be fullclassical

    To be full or filled, especially referring to a body of water.

تَرَافَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To travel togetherboth

    To become companions or travel together with someone.

رَفِيقٌ بِكَadjective
  1. 1.
    Beneficial to youclassical

    Something that is beneficial or advantageous to you.

رَافِقٌ بِكَadjective
  1. 1.
    Beneficial to youclassical

    Something that is beneficial or advantageous to you.

رَافِقٌ عَلَيْكَadjective
  1. 1.
    Beneficial to youclassical

    Something that is beneficial or advantageous to you.

أَرْفَقُ بِكَadjective
  1. 1.
    More beneficial to youclassical

    Something that is more beneficial or advantageous to you.

رَفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To waitclassical

    To wait or delay.

مُتَرَفِّقnoun
  1. 1.
    Physicianclassical

    A physician or healer.

مُرْتَفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of recliningclassical

    A place where one reclines or rests, such as a cushion or couch.

مِرْفَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Cushion, place of restclassical

    A cushion or place for reclining.

تَمَرْفَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To take a cushionclassical

    To take or use a cushion or place of rest.

نَاقَةٌ رِفْقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Docile female camelclassical

    A female camel that is submissive or easily managed.

ارْتَفَقُواverb
  1. 1.
    To travel togetherclassical

    To become companions or travel together.

رَفِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    God (as companion)classical

    Referring to God as the ultimate companion, implying closeness and mercy.

رَفِيقَةُ الرَّجُلِnoun
  1. 1.
    Man's wifeclassical

    A man's wife or female companion.

رِفْقnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarcity, lackclassical

    A state of scarcity or lack of abundance.

الرِّفَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Hidden hypocrisyclassical

    Hidden hypocrisy or insincerity.

مِرْفَقname
  1. 1.
    Name of a manclassical

    The name of a man from the Banu Bakr bin Wail tribe.

اسْتَرْفَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To seek benefit fromclassical

    To seek benefit or advantage from someone or something.

ارْتَفَقَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    To benefit fromclassical

    To benefit from something or someone.

الرَّافِقَةname
  1. 1.
    Village in Egyptclassical

    A village located in Egypt, in the Sharqia Governorate.

Parallel reading

ما كان الرفق في شيء إلا زانه
Gentleness is never in anything but that it adorns it.
وقد رفق به، وعليه
And he was gentle with him, and towards him.
اللهم من رفق بأمتي فارفق به
O Allah, whoever is gentle with my Ummah, be gentle with him.
الرفق: لين الجانب، ولطافة الفعل
Gentleness: softness of disposition and kindness of action.
وصاحبه رفيق
And his companion is a companion.
ويهيىء لكم من أمركم مرفقا
And He provides for you, of your affair, a way to ease.
وأيديكم إلى المرافق
And your hands up to the elbows.
مرافقهم قد استقبل بها القبلة
Their latrines were oriented towards the Qibla.
جماعة ترافقهم فيسفرك
A group accompanying you on a journey.
حين احتذاها رفقة من الرفق
When a company of travelers followed it, from the gentle ones.
وهو الصاحب في السفر خاصة
And it is the companion specifically in travel.
وحسن أولئك رفيقا
And excellent are those as companions.
بل الرفيق الأعلى من الجنة
Rather, the highest companion is from Paradise.
جعلكم الله في رفاق محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم
May Allah place you among the companions of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
والرفيق: ضد الأخرق
And the companion: the opposite of the clumsy one.
في إرفاق ضعيفهم، وسد خلتهم
In aiding their weak and fulfilling their needs.
ورفق الناقة يرفقها رفقا: شد عضدها بالحبل
And he tied the camel's leg with a rope, tying its upper leg with the rope.
بعير مرفوق: إذا كان يشتكي مرفقه
A camel with a مرفوق: if it complains of its elbow.
جمل أرفق بين الرفق
A camel with a dislocated elbow, between the joints.
أولى فلان فلانا رافقة، وهو الرفق واللطف وحسن الصنيع
So-and-so treated so-and-so with kindness, which is gentleness, kindness, and good conduct.
أرفقه أي: رفق به
He made him comfortable, meaning: he was gentle with him.
شاة مرفقة: يداها بيضاوان إلى مرفقيها
A مرفقة sheep: its legs are white up to its elbows.
هو الأبيض المرتفق
He is the white one who reclines.
فاشرب هنيئا عليك التاج مرتفقا
So drink, enjoy, the crown is upon you, reclining.
من بين مرتفق منها ومنصاح
From among those that are full and those that overflow.
صار رفيقه في السفر والمسيرة
He became his companion in travel and journey.
هذا الأمر رفيق بك
This matter is beneficial to you.
هذا أرفق بك
This is more beneficial to you.
وحسنت مرتفقا
And pleasant is your resting place.
اللهم ألحقني بالرفيق الأعلى
O Allah, join me with the Highest Companion.
ألحقني بالرفيق، أي: بالله
Join me with the Companion, meaning: with Allah.
ما لم تضمروا الرفاق
As long as you do not harbor hypocrisy.
وغادر مرفقا والخيل تردى
And he left Marfaq, and the horses were falling.
استرفقه: استنفعه
He sought benefit from him: he sought to benefit from him.
ارتفق به: انتفع
He benefited from it: he gained advantage.