رَفَعَ (rafaʿa)to raise
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb رَفَعَ (rafaʿa) — “to raise”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): رَفَعَ يَرْفَعُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| رَفَعَ rafaʿa | يَرْفَعُ yarfaʿu | اِرْفَعْ airfaʿ | رَفْع rafʿ |
Conjugation (2): رَفَّعَ يُرَفِّعُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| رَفَّعَ rafaaʿa | يُرَفِّعُ yurafiiʿu | رَفِّعْ rafiiʿ | تَرْفِيع tarfīʿ |
Meanings & examples
1. to raise
- رُفِعَ العَلَمُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ البَاكِرِ.The flag was raised in the early morning.
- أَلَمْ يُرْفَعْ سِعْرُ البِطَاقَةِ بَعْدَ الزِّيَادَةِ؟Hasn't the price of the ticket been raised after the increase?
- رُفِعَتْ قَضِيَّةُ الظُّلْمِ أَمَامَ المَحْكَمَةِ بِأَدِلَّةٍ قَوِيَّةٍ.The case of injustice was raised before the court with strong evidence.
2. to lift
- رَفَعَ الْعَامِلُ الصُّنْدُوقَ الثَّقِيلَ عَنِ الْأَرْضِ.The worker lifted the heavy box off the ground.
- رَفَعَتِ الْأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا لِيَرَى الْمَشْهَدَ مِنْ فَوْقِ السُّورِ.The mother lifted her child to see the scene from over the wall.
- رَفَعَ الرَّافِعُ الْحَجَرَ الْكَبِيرَ بِاسْتِخْدَامِ الْآلَةِ.The crane lifted the large stone using the machine.
3. to make nominative
- رَفَعَ النَّحْوِيُّ الْفَاعِلَ.The grammarian made the subject nominative.
- يُرْفَعُ الْمُبْتَدَأُ فِي الْجُمْلَةِ الاسْمِيَّةِ.The subject is made nominative in a nominal sentence.
- عَلَى الطَّالِبِ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ كَيْفَ يَرْفَعُ الْأَسْمَاءَ وَالْأَفْعَالَ فِي الْجُمَلِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ.The student must learn how to make nouns and verbs nominative in different sentences.
4. to pick up
- رَفَعَ الْوَلَدُ الْقَلَمَ عَنِ الْأَرْضِ.The boy picked up the pen from the ground.
- رَفَعَتِ الْأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا بِلُطْفٍ.The mother picked up her child gently.
- رَفَعَ الْعَامِلُ الْأَدَوَاتِ مِنْ صُنْدُوقِ الْعُدَّةِ لِيَبْدَأَ الْعَمَلَ.The worker picked up the tools from the toolbox to start working.
5. to put in the nominative case
- رَفَعَ المُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ فِي حَالَةِ الرَّفْعِ.The teacher put the student in the nominative case.
- يُرْفَعُ المُبْتَدَأُ وَالخَبَرُ فِي الجُمْلَةِ الاسْمِيَّةِ.The subject and predicate are put in the nominative case in a nominal sentence.
- أَلَمْ يُرْفَعِ الفِعْلُ المُضَارِعُ لِعَدَمِ وُجُودِ نَاصِبٍ أَوْ جَازِمٍ؟Wasn't the present tense verb put in the nominative case due to the absence of a particle that makes it accusative or jussive?
6. to raise, lift
- رَفَعَ الْبَنَّاءُ الْحِجَارَةَ لِبِنَاءِ الْجِدَارِ.The builder lifted the stones to build the wall.
- رَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ طِفْلَهُ لِيُشَاهِدَ الْعَرْضَ.The man lifted his child to watch the show.
- رَفَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحَقِيبَةَ عَنِ الْأَرْضِ.The woman lifted the bag from the ground.
7. to raise, to lift
- رَفَعَ الوَلَدُ يَدَهُ.The boy raised his hand.
- رَفَعَ العُمَّالُ الأَعْلَامَ بِفَخْرٍ.The workers raised the flags with pride.
- لِمَاذَا رَفَعْتَ صَوْتَكَ عَلَى أَخِيكَ الصَّغِيرِ؟Why did you raise your voice at your younger brother?
8. to appear/be shown
- رُفِعَ الْهِلَالُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَأَبْصَرَهُ النَّاسُ.The crescent appeared in the sky and people saw it.
- رُفِعَتْ نَتَائِجُ الِامْتِحَانِ عَلَى لَوْحَةِ الْإِعْلَانَاتِ.The exam results appeared (were posted/shown) on the bulletin board.
- رُفِعَتْ مَعَالِمُ الْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ انْقِشَاعِ الضَّبَابِ.The landmarks of the city appeared after the fog cleared.
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