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رفت

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Form 1رَفَتَهُ3 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarرَفْتٌ

Core sense — he broke it, he crushed it, he pounded itgenerated

1.1it was broken, or broken in pieces—رُفِتَ

Muḍāriʿ رَفِتَ and رَفُتَ: he broke it, or broke it in pieces; he crushed, bruised, or pounded it; he crumbled it, or broke it into small pieces with his hand, as is done with lumps of dry clay and with old, decayed bones.

he broke, or crushed, his neck—رَفَتَ عُنُقَهُ

maṣdar as above.

he broke the bones of the slaughtered camel, to cook them and extract their grease—رَفَتَ عِظَامَ الجَزُورِ
[The hyena breaks the bones in pieces, but does not know the size of its anus: it eats them, and then their exit becomes difficult for it]—الضَّبُعُ تَرْقُتُ العِظَامَ وَلَا تَعْرِفُ قَدْرَ ٱسْتِهَا تَأْكُلُهَا ثُمَّ يَعْسُرُ عَلَيْهَا خُرُوجُهَا

Said of a man who does something from which he then finds it hard to free himself.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredit (water) broke the violence of thirst—رَفَتَ العَطَشَ

Mentioned by Z under فرت.

1.2

See also form 9.

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, (T, M, A, K,) aor. رَفِتَ and رَفُتَ , (M, K,) inf. n. رَفْتٌ , (M,) He broke it; (T, M, K;) or broke it in pieces: (T:) he crushed, bruised, brayed, or pounded, it: (M, K:) he crumbled it, or broke it into small pieces, with his hand, like as is done with lumps of dry clay, and old and decayed bones. (A.) And رُفِتَ It was broken; or broken in pieces; [&c.] (Akh, S.) You say, رَفَتَ عُنُقَهُ , aor. رَفِتَ , inf. n. as above, He broke, or crushed, his neck. (Lh, M.) And رَفَتَ عِظَامَ الجَزُورِ He broke the bones of the slaughtered camel, in order to cook them and to extract their grease. (T.) And one says of him who does that from which he finds it difficult to liberate himself, الضَّبُعُ تَرْقُتُ العِظَامَ وَلَا تَعْرِفُ قَدْرَ ٱسْتِهَا تَأْكُلُهَا ثُمَّ يَعْسُرُ عَلَيْهَا خُرُوجُهَا [The hyena breaks in pieces the bones, but knows not the size of its anus: it eats them; then their exit becomes difficult to it]. (A.) [Hence,] رَفَتَ العَطَشَ It (water) broke the vehemence of thirst. (Z, TA in art. فرت .) (See also 9.)
Form 2رفّتهُ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَرْفِيتٌ

Core sense — he broke it in pieces; he despised himgenerated

2.1

He broke it [apparently much, or into many pieces].

2.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Er-Rāghib: and hence, he dishonoured, despised, or condemned him; تَرْفِيتٌ is synonymous with تَحْقِيرٌ and the opposite of تَرْفِيلٌ and تَعْظِيمٌ.

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, inf. n. تَرْفِيتٌ , He broke it [app. much, or into many pieces]: and hence, He dishonoured, despised, or condemned, him; تَرْفِيتٌ being syn. with تَحْقِيرٌ , and contr. of تَرْفِيلٌ and تَعْظِيمٌ . (Er-Rághib, TA. *)
Form 9ارفتّ1 sense

Core sense — it became broken in pieces; it became broken offgenerated

9.1it was, or became, broken, broken in pieces, crushed, or pounded—رَفَتَ

It is used in the same sense as the headword, and is transitive as well as intransitive.

Said of a bone: it became what is called رُفَاتٌ.

Also: it became cut, or broken, off; it broke off. In this sense the first of the two verbs is said of a rope.

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, as also رَفَتَ , (M, K,) the latter being intrans. as well as trans., (K, * TA,) It was, or became, broken, broken in pieces, crushed, bruised, brayed, or pounded: (M, K:) said of a bone; i. e., it became what is termed رُفَاتٌ . (M.) And It became cut or broken, cut off or broken off; it broke, or broke off: (K, TA:) the former is said, in this sense, of a rope. (A, TA.)

Derived nouns 4

Nounرُفَتٌ2 senses

Core sense — straw, or cut straw; one who breaks or crushes anythinggenerated

1straw; or straw that has been trodden, or thrashed, and cut—تِبْنٌ

Also written رُفَّةٌ, رُفَةٌ, and رُفَةٌ.

[I have less need of you than the badger has of straw, or cut straw]—أَنَا أَغْنَى عَنْكَ مِنَ التُّفَهِ عَنِ الرُّفَتِ

A proverb; also related as إِلَى الرُّفَتِ.

The تفه is the animal called عَنَاقُ الأَرْضِ, which has a canine tooth and does not get straw or herbage for itself. The word is written with ه, but الرفت is with ت. According to ISk, the two words are correctly without teshdeed, and with the radical ه.

Mentioned under تفه. See also رُفَهٌ.

2

Also: one who breaks, breaks in pieces, crushes, pounds, or crumbles anything, or everything.

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i. q. تِبْنٌ [i. e. Straw; or straw that has been trodden, or thrashed, and cut: also written رُفَّةٌ , and رُفَةٌ , and رُفَةٌ ]. (IAar, T, K.) It is said in a prov., أَنَا أَغْنَى عَنْكَ مِنَ التُّفَهِ عَنِ الرُّفَتِ , (TA,) or إِلَى الرُّفَتِ (T,) [I am more free from the want of thee than the badger is from the want of straw, or cut straw]: the تفه is what is called عَنَاقُ الأَرْضِ , which has a canine tooth, and does not procure for itself straw nor herbage; and the word is written with ه ; but الرفت is with ت : (T:) or, accord. to ISk, the two words are correctly without teshdeed, and with the radical ه . (TA in art. تفه .) [See also رُفَهٌ .] Also One who breaks, breaks in pieces, crushes, bruises, brays, pounds, or crumbles, anything, or everything. (K, * TA.)
Nounرِفْتَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a manner of breaking, or crushinggenerated

1

A mode, or manner, of breaking, breaking in pieces, crushing, and the like.

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A mode, or manner, of breaking, breaking in pieces, crushing, &c. (Lh, M.)
Nounرُفَاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — broken, crumbled particles; fragments of an old decayed bonegenerated

1figurative · مجازWhen we shall have become bones and broken particles?—أَئِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَرُفَاتًا

A thing broken, or broken in pieces, crushed, or pounded — an old and decayed bone, or anything else; or a thing crumbled, or broken into small pieces with the hand; or a thing that has become old and worn out and crumbled. See مَرْفُوتٌ. Or: broken, or crumbled, particles; fragments, or crumbs, of anything dry, as for instance of musk.

Qurʾān 17:52 and 100.

No, by your ancestors who have become bones broken and crumbled in the dust—لَا بِرْفَاتِكَ
[He is the one who has restored generous qualities or actions, revived those of them that had decayed, and brought back to life those that had died]—هُوَ الَّذِى أَعَادَ المَكَارِمَ وَأَحْيَا رُفَاتَهَا وَأَنْشَرَ أَمْوَاتَهَا
Qur’ānic occurrences رُفَٰت 1 shown of 2
17:49
وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا وَرُفَـٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا

They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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A thing, (M,) an old and decayed bone, (A, TA,) or anything, (L, TA,) broken, broken in pieces, crushed, bruised, brayed, or pounded; (M, L, TA;) or crumbled, or broken into small pieces with the hand; (A, TA;) or a thing that has become old and worn out, and crumbled, or broken into small pieces: ('Ináyeh, TA: [see مَرْفُوتٌ :]) or broken, or crumbled, particles; fragments, or crumbs; of a thing that is dry, (T, S, A, K, TA,) of any kind; (T;) [as, for instance,] of musk. (A, TA.) Hence, in the Kur [xvii. 52 and 100], أَئِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَرُفَاتًا When we shall have become bones and broken particles? (S, M, TA.) [Hence also the phrase] لَا بِرْفَاتِكَ , meaning No, by thy ancestors who have become broken and crumbled bones in the dust. (Har p. 634.) And [hence one says,] هُوَ الَّذِى أَعَادَ المَكَارِمَ وَأَحْيَا رُفَاتَهَا وَأَنْشَرَ أَمْوَاتَهَا [He is the person who has restored generous qualities or actions, and revived such of them as had decayed, and brought to life again such of them as had become dead]. (A, TA.)
Nounمَرْفُوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — broken, broken in piecesgenerated

1

Broken, broken in pieces, and the like. So Akh. See رُفَاتٌ.

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Broken, broken in pieces, &c. (Akh, S. [See رُفَاتٌ .])