رأف

Form 1 · 7 entries · Qur'ānic frequency 13

Form 1رَؤُفَ بِهِ1 sense

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُرَأَُرَأََيَرَافُmaṣdarرَأْفَةٌ رَوْفٌ

Core sense — he pitied him, he had compassion on himgenerated

1.1

Said of God, and of a man: he pitied him, or had compassion on him; or he pitied him tenderly, or in the utmost degree.

also رَأَفَ; and رَئِفَ. The maṣdars are رَأْفَةٌ, رَآفَةٌ, رَأَفٌ and رَأْفٌ.

The first and second are maṣdars of رَؤُفَ [or the first is of رَأَفَ]; the third is the maṣdar of رَئِفَ, and the fourth of رَأَفَ.

رَأَفْةٌ means the same as رَحْمَةٌ; or it denotes a more special and more tender affection than رَحْمَةٌ, or the utmost degree of it, or the most tender kind of it.

رَافَ [in the CK رَأَفَ, as before, and in Freytag's Lexicon رَاءَفَ] and رَاوَفَ mean the same. [The right reading here appears to be رَافَ, since the K says in art. روف that رَافَ, is a dialectal variant of رَأَفَ, muḍāriʿ يَرْأَفُ; and رَاوَفَ is doubtful, as it is not mentioned there.]

Or رَافَ, means سَكَنَ [he, or it, became still, and the like]; and رَأَفَ is a dialectal variant of it with that meaning, and is not from رَؤُوفٌ, which means the same as رَحِيمٌ; so in the article روف.

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, (AZ, T, S, M, O, K,) aor. رَأَُ ; (AZ, T, S, O;) and رَأَفَ , (AZ, T, S, M, K,) aor. رَأََ ; (AZ, T, S;) and رَئِفَ ; (AZ, S, M, O, K;) inf. n. رَأْفَةٌ and رَآفَةٌ (AZ, T, S, M, O, K) and رَأَفٌ (AZ, S, K) and رَأْفٌ , (O,) the first and second being inf. ns. of رَؤُفَ , [or the first is of رَأَفَ ,] and the third being inf. n. of رَئِفَ , (AZ, S, O,) and the fourth being of رَأَفَ ; (O;) said of God, (K,) and of a man; (AZ, T, S;) [He pitied, or compassionated, him: or he pitied him, or compassionated him, tenderly; or in the utmost degree; or most tenderly: for] رَأَفْةٌ is syn. with رَحْمَةٌ : (Fr, T, M, K: *) or it denotes a more special and more tender affection than رَحْمَةٌ ; (T;) or the utmost degree thereof; (S, K;) or the most tender thereof: (K:) and رَافَ [in the CK رَأَفَ , as before, and in Freytag's Lex. رَاءَفَ ,] and رَاوَفَ signify the same: (K:) [the right reading here appears to be رَافَ ; (for it is said in the K in art. روف that رَافَ , aor. يَرَافُ , is a dial. var. of رَأَفَ , aor. يَرْأَفُ ;) and رَاوَفَ is-doubtful; (for it is not there mentioned;)] or رَافَ , inf. n. رَوْفٌ , signifies سَكَنَ [he, or it, was, or became, still, &c.]; and رَأَفَ is a dial. var. thereof [signifying thus]; and is not from رَؤُوفٌ syn. with رَحِيمٌ . (M in art. روف .)

Derived nouns 6

Nounرَأْفٌ2 senses

Core sense — pitying, compassionate; also winegenerated

1pitying, compassionate—رَائِفٌ

pitying, compassionate—رَئِفٌ

very pitiful, very compassionate—رَؤُوفٌ

very pitiful, very compassionate—رَؤُفٌ

These, and the headword, are adjectives from the verbs above.

This one is the most common of them all.

[The first is from رَؤُفَ, like ضَخْمٌ from ضَخُمٌ; the second from رَأَفَ; and the third from رَئِفَ: meaning having the affection termed رَأْفَة, that is, pity or compassion; pitying, compassionate. The fourth and fifth have an intensive meaning: very pitiful, very compassionate.]

Or the first, fourth and fifth all mean the same, the same as رَحيمٌ; and أَرْأَفِىٌّ has a similar, most probably intensive, meaning, as appears from what follows.

A poet says

shāhid

وَ كَانَ ذُو العَرْشِ بِنَا أَرَافِى

[apparently meaning And the Lord of the highest heaven was, or is, very merciful to us]; by the last word is meant أَرْأَفِيًّا, أَرْأَفِىٌّ being like أَحْمَرِىٌّ [and أَرْيَحِىٌّ].

2wine—رَأْفٌ

رَافٌ is a dialectal variant of it; so in the article روف.

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(M, O, K) and رَائِفٌ and رَئِفٌ (K) and رَؤُوفٌ [which is the most common of all] and رَؤُفٌ (T, S, M, O, K) are epithets from the verbs above: (T, S, M, K:) [the first from رَؤُفَ , like ضَخْمٌ from ضَخُمٌ ; the second from رَأَفَ ; and the third from رَئِفَ ; signifying Exercising, or having, the affection termed رَأْفَة , i. e. pity, or compassion; &c.; pitying, or compassionating; &c.; or pitiful, or compassionate; &c.: the fourth and fifth having an intensive signification; very pitiful or compassionate, &c.: or] the first and fourth and fifth all signify the same, i. q. رَحيمٌ : (K:) [and أَرْأَفِىٌّ has a similar (most probably an intensive) signification; as appears from what here follows:] in the saying [of a poet], 1 [app. meaning And the Lord of the empyrean was, or is, to us, very merciful], by the last word is meant أَرْأَفِيًّا , [ أَرْأَفِىٌّ being] like أَحْمَرِىٌّ [and أَرْيَحِىٌّ , q. v.]. (M.) وَ كَانَ ذُو العَرْشِ بِنَا أَرَافِى رَأْفٌ also signifies Wine; (O, K;) and رَافٌ is a dial. var. thereof. (TA in art. روف .)

Nounرَؤُفٌ1 sense

Core sense — pitying, compassionategenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounرَئِفٌ1 sense

Core sense — pitying, compassionategenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounرَؤُوفٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — very merciful, very compassionategenerated

See رَأْفٌ.

1.1the Very Merciful—الرَّؤُوفٌ

One of the adjectives applied to God, meaning الرَّحِيمٌ [the Merciful; or rather, with intensive force, the Very Merciful].

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: see رَأْفٌ . الرَّؤُوفٌ is one of the epithets applied to God; meaning الرَّحِيمٌ [The Merciful: or rather it has an intensive signification, i. e. The Very Merciful]. (T.)

Nounرَائِفٌ1 sense

Core sense — very pitiful, very compassionategenerated

See رَأْفٌ.

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: see رَأْفٌ .

Nounأَرْأَفِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — compassionate, mercifulgenerated

See رَأْفٌ.

[This article is missing from the copies of the L and TA I have had access to.]

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: see رَأْفٌ . [This art. is wanting in the copies of the Land TA to which I have had access.]