رفه

Arabic

Root
ر ف ه (r-f-h)

Etymology

From the root ر ف ه (r-f-h). Compare Hebrew רָפָה (rafá, “to slacken”).

Verb

رَفُهَ • (rafuha) I, non-past يَرْفُهُ‎ (yarfuhu)

1. to be comfortable, to be pleasurable (said of a person as well as of someone's circumstances)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

رَفُهَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns رَفَاه or رَفَاهَة or رَفَاهِيَة or رِفْه)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						رَفَاه or رَفَاهَة or رَفَاهِيَة or رِفْه rafāh or rafāha or rafāhiya or rifh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَافِه rāfih
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَفُهْتُ rafuhtu	رَفُهْتَ rafuhta	رَفُهَ rafuha		رَفُهْتُمَا rafuhtumā	رَفُهَا rafuhā		رَفُهْنَا rafuhnā	رَفُهْتُمْ rafuhtum	رَفُهُوا rafuhū
	f		رَفُهْتِ rafuhti	رَفُهَتْ rafuhat			رَفُهَتَا rafuhatā			رَفُهْتُنَّ rafuhtunna	رَفُهْنَ rafuhna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْفُهُ ʔarfuhu	تَرْفُهُ tarfuhu	يَرْفُهُ yarfuhu		تَرْفُهَانِ tarfuhāni	يَرْفُهَانِ yarfuhāni		نَرْفُهُ narfuhu	تَرْفُهُونَ tarfuhūna	يَرْفُهُونَ yarfuhūna
	f		تَرْفُهِينَ tarfuhīna	تَرْفُهُ tarfuhu			تَرْفُهَانِ tarfuhāni			تَرْفُهْنَ tarfuhna	يَرْفُهْنَ yarfuhna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْفُهَ ʔarfuha	تَرْفُهَ tarfuha	يَرْفُهَ yarfuha		تَرْفُهَا tarfuhā	يَرْفُهَا yarfuhā		نَرْفُهَ narfuha	تَرْفُهُوا tarfuhū	يَرْفُهُوا yarfuhū
	f		تَرْفُهِي tarfuhī	تَرْفُهَ tarfuha			تَرْفُهَا tarfuhā			تَرْفُهْنَ tarfuhna	يَرْفُهْنَ yarfuhna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْفُهْ ʔarfuh	تَرْفُهْ tarfuh	يَرْفُهْ yarfuh		تَرْفُهَا tarfuhā	يَرْفُهَا yarfuhā		نَرْفُهْ narfuh	تَرْفُهُوا tarfuhū	يَرْفُهُوا yarfuhū
	f		تَرْفُهِي tarfuhī	تَرْفُهْ tarfuh			تَرْفُهَا tarfuhā			تَرْفُهْنَ tarfuhna	يَرْفُهْنَ yarfuhna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْفُهْ urfuh			اُرْفُهَا urfuhā				اُرْفُهُوا urfuhū
	f		اُرْفُهِي urfuhī							اُرْفُهْنَ urfuhna

Verb

رَفَّهَ • (raffaha) II, non-past يُرَفِّهُ‎ (yuraffihu)

1. to recreate, to cheer up, to entertain

Conjugation

Conjugation of

رَفَّهَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرْفِيه tarfīh
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُرَفِّه muraffih
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُرَفَّه muraffah
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَفَّهْتُ raffahtu	رَفَّهْتَ raffahta	رَفَّهَ raffaha		رَفَّهْتُمَا raffahtumā	رَفَّهَا raffahā		رَفَّهْنَا raffahnā	رَفَّهْتُمْ raffahtum	رَفَّهُوا raffahū
	f		رَفَّهْتِ raffahti	رَفَّهَتْ raffahat			رَفَّهَتَا raffahatā			رَفَّهْتُنَّ raffahtunna	رَفَّهْنَ raffahna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَفِّهُ ʔuraffihu	تُرَفِّهُ turaffihu	يُرَفِّهُ yuraffihu		تُرَفِّهَانِ turaffihāni	يُرَفِّهَانِ yuraffihāni		نُرَفِّهُ nuraffihu	تُرَفِّهُونَ turaffihūna	يُرَفِّهُونَ yuraffihūna
	f		تُرَفِّهِينَ turaffihīna	تُرَفِّهُ turaffihu			تُرَفِّهَانِ turaffihāni			تُرَفِّهْنَ turaffihna	يُرَفِّهْنَ yuraffihna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَفِّهَ ʔuraffiha	تُرَفِّهَ turaffiha	يُرَفِّهَ yuraffiha		تُرَفِّهَا turaffihā	يُرَفِّهَا yuraffihā		نُرَفِّهَ nuraffiha	تُرَفِّهُوا turaffihū	يُرَفِّهُوا yuraffihū
	f		تُرَفِّهِي turaffihī	تُرَفِّهَ turaffiha			تُرَفِّهَا turaffihā			تُرَفِّهْنَ turaffihna	يُرَفِّهْنَ yuraffihna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَفِّهْ ʔuraffih	تُرَفِّهْ turaffih	يُرَفِّهْ yuraffih		تُرَفِّهَا turaffihā	يُرَفِّهَا yuraffihā		نُرَفِّهْ nuraffih	تُرَفِّهُوا turaffihū	يُرَفِّهُوا yuraffihū
	f		تُرَفِّهِي turaffihī	تُرَفِّهْ turaffih			تُرَفِّهَا turaffihā			تُرَفِّهْنَ turaffihna	يُرَفِّهْنَ yuraffihna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رَفِّهْ raffih			رَفِّهَا raffihā				رَفِّهُوا raffihū
	f		رَفِّهِي raffihī							رَفِّهْنَ raffihna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُفِّهْتُ ruffihtu	رُفِّهْتَ ruffihta	رُفِّهَ ruffiha		رُفِّهْتُمَا ruffihtumā	رُفِّهَا ruffihā		رُفِّهْنَا ruffihnā	رُفِّهْتُمْ ruffihtum	رُفِّهُوا ruffihū
	f		رُفِّهْتِ ruffihti	رُفِّهَتْ ruffihat			رُفِّهَتَا ruffihatā			رُفِّهْتُنَّ ruffihtunna	رُفِّهْنَ ruffihna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَفَّهُ ʔuraffahu	تُرَفَّهُ turaffahu	يُرَفَّهُ yuraffahu		تُرَفَّهَانِ turaffahāni	يُرَفَّهَانِ yuraffahāni		نُرَفَّهُ nuraffahu	تُرَفَّهُونَ turaffahūna	يُرَفَّهُونَ yuraffahūna
	f		تُرَفَّهِينَ turaffahīna	تُرَفَّهُ turaffahu			تُرَفَّهَانِ turaffahāni			تُرَفَّهْنَ turaffahna	يُرَفَّهْنَ yuraffahna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَفَّهَ ʔuraffaha	تُرَفَّهَ turaffaha	يُرَفَّهَ yuraffaha		تُرَفَّهَا turaffahā	يُرَفَّهَا yuraffahā		نُرَفَّهَ nuraffaha	تُرَفَّهُوا turaffahū	يُرَفَّهُوا yuraffahū
	f		تُرَفَّهِي turaffahī	تُرَفَّهَ turaffaha			تُرَفَّهَا turaffahā			تُرَفَّهْنَ turaffahna	يُرَفَّهْنَ yuraffahna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَفَّهْ ʔuraffah	تُرَفَّهْ turaffah	يُرَفَّهْ yuraffah		تُرَفَّهَا turaffahā	يُرَفَّهَا yuraffahā		نُرَفَّهْ nuraffah	تُرَفَّهُوا turaffahū	يُرَفَّهُوا yuraffahū
	f		تُرَفَّهِي turaffahī	تُرَفَّهْ turaffah			تُرَفَّهَا turaffahā			تُرَفَّهْنَ turaffahna	يُرَفَّهْنَ yuraffahna

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “رفه”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 176
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “رفه”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 487–488