رفع

See also: ر ف ع

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ر ف ع (r f ʕ)
14 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.fa.ʕa/

• Audio:

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Verb

رَفَعَ • (rafaʕa) I (non-past يَرْفَعُ (yarfaʕu), verbal noun رَفْع (rafʕ))

1. to lift, to raise aloft, to hoist up, to heave up

   رَفَعَتْ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ

   rafaʕat yadayhā ʔilā s-samāʔi

   She lifted her hands toward the sky.

2. to elevate, to heighten, to exalt, to enhance
3. to promote in rank
4. to fly (a kite), to run up (a flag)
5. to take off, to doff, to tip (one’s hat)
6. to erect, to set up
7. to remove, to take away, to end, to lift
8. to abolish, to eliminate

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَفْع rafʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَافِع rāfiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْفُوع marfūʕ
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	رَفَعْتُ rafaʕtu	رَفَعْتَ rafaʕta	رَفَعَ rafaʕa		رَفَعْتُمَا rafaʕtumā	رَفَعَا rafaʕā		رَفَعْنَا rafaʕnā	رَفَعْتُمْ rafaʕtum	رَفَعُوا rafaʕū
	f		رَفَعْتِ rafaʕti	رَفَعَتْ rafaʕat			رَفَعَتَا rafaʕatā			رَفَعْتُنَّ rafaʕtunna	رَفَعْنَ rafaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْفَعُ ʔarfaʕu	تَرْفَعُ tarfaʕu	يَرْفَعُ yarfaʕu		تَرْفَعَانِ tarfaʕāni	يَرْفَعَانِ yarfaʕāni		نَرْفَعُ narfaʕu	تَرْفَعُونَ tarfaʕūna	يَرْفَعُونَ yarfaʕūna
	f		تَرْفَعِينَ tarfaʕīna	تَرْفَعُ tarfaʕu			تَرْفَعَانِ tarfaʕāni			تَرْفَعْنَ tarfaʕna	يَرْفَعْنَ yarfaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْفَعَ ʔarfaʕa	تَرْفَعَ tarfaʕa	يَرْفَعَ yarfaʕa		تَرْفَعَا tarfaʕā	يَرْفَعَا yarfaʕā		نَرْفَعَ narfaʕa	تَرْفَعُوا tarfaʕū	يَرْفَعُوا yarfaʕū
	f		تَرْفَعِي tarfaʕī	تَرْفَعَ tarfaʕa			تَرْفَعَا tarfaʕā			تَرْفَعْنَ tarfaʕna	يَرْفَعْنَ yarfaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْفَعْ ʔarfaʕ	تَرْفَعْ tarfaʕ	يَرْفَعْ yarfaʕ		تَرْفَعَا tarfaʕā	يَرْفَعَا yarfaʕā		نَرْفَعْ narfaʕ	تَرْفَعُوا tarfaʕū	يَرْفَعُوا yarfaʕū
	f		تَرْفَعِي tarfaʕī	تَرْفَعْ tarfaʕ			تَرْفَعَا tarfaʕā			تَرْفَعْنَ tarfaʕna	يَرْفَعْنَ yarfaʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِرْفَعْ irfaʕ			اِرْفَعَا irfaʕā				اِرْفَعُوا irfaʕū
	f		اِرْفَعِي irfaʕī							اِرْفَعْنَ irfaʕna
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	رُفِعْتُ rufiʕtu	رُفِعْتَ rufiʕta	رُفِعَ rufiʕa		رُفِعْتُمَا rufiʕtumā	رُفِعَا rufiʕā		رُفِعْنَا rufiʕnā	رُفِعْتُمْ rufiʕtum	رُفِعُوا rufiʕū
	f		رُفِعْتِ rufiʕti	رُفِعَتْ rufiʕat			رُفِعَتَا rufiʕatā			رُفِعْتُنَّ rufiʕtunna	رُفِعْنَ rufiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرْفَعُ ʔurfaʕu	تُرْفَعُ turfaʕu	يُرْفَعُ yurfaʕu		تُرْفَعَانِ turfaʕāni	يُرْفَعَانِ yurfaʕāni		نُرْفَعُ nurfaʕu	تُرْفَعُونَ turfaʕūna	يُرْفَعُونَ yurfaʕūna
	f		تُرْفَعِينَ turfaʕīna	تُرْفَعُ turfaʕu			تُرْفَعَانِ turfaʕāni			تُرْفَعْنَ turfaʕna	يُرْفَعْنَ yurfaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرْفَعَ ʔurfaʕa	تُرْفَعَ turfaʕa	يُرْفَعَ yurfaʕa		تُرْفَعَا turfaʕā	يُرْفَعَا yurfaʕā		نُرْفَعَ nurfaʕa	تُرْفَعُوا turfaʕū	يُرْفَعُوا yurfaʕū
	f		تُرْفَعِي turfaʕī	تُرْفَعَ turfaʕa			تُرْفَعَا turfaʕā			تُرْفَعْنَ turfaʕna	يُرْفَعْنَ yurfaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرْفَعْ ʔurfaʕ	تُرْفَعْ turfaʕ	يُرْفَعْ yurfaʕ		تُرْفَعَا turfaʕā	يُرْفَعَا yurfaʕā		نُرْفَعْ nurfaʕ	تُرْفَعُوا turfaʕū	يُرْفَعُوا yurfaʕū
	f		تُرْفَعِي turfaʕī	تُرْفَعْ turfaʕ			تُرْفَعَا turfaʕā			تُرْفَعْنَ turfaʕna	يُرْفَعْنَ yurfaʕna

    Conjugation of رَفَعَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, verbal noun رَفْع)

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.fu.ʕa/

Verb

رَفُعَ • (rafuʕa) I (non-past يَرْفُعُ (yarfuʕu), verbal noun رِفْعَة (rifʕa))

1. to become high, to become elevated, to become exalted (of a person; especially in value, position, esteem, etc.)
2. to become thin, to become fine (of a garment or piece of cloth)

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رِفْعَة rifʕa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَفِيع rafīʕ
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	رَفُعْتُ rafuʕtu	رَفُعْتَ rafuʕta	رَفُعَ rafuʕa		رَفُعْتُمَا rafuʕtumā	رَفُعَا rafuʕā		رَفُعْنَا rafuʕnā	رَفُعْتُمْ rafuʕtum	رَفُعُوا rafuʕū
	f		رَفُعْتِ rafuʕti	رَفُعَتْ rafuʕat			رَفُعَتَا rafuʕatā			رَفُعْتُنَّ rafuʕtunna	رَفُعْنَ rafuʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْفُعُ ʔarfuʕu	تَرْفُعُ tarfuʕu	يَرْفُعُ yarfuʕu		تَرْفُعَانِ tarfuʕāni	يَرْفُعَانِ yarfuʕāni		نَرْفُعُ narfuʕu	تَرْفُعُونَ tarfuʕūna	يَرْفُعُونَ yarfuʕūna
	f		تَرْفُعِينَ tarfuʕīna	تَرْفُعُ tarfuʕu			تَرْفُعَانِ tarfuʕāni			تَرْفُعْنَ tarfuʕna	يَرْفُعْنَ yarfuʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْفُعَ ʔarfuʕa	تَرْفُعَ tarfuʕa	يَرْفُعَ yarfuʕa		تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā	يَرْفُعَا yarfuʕā		نَرْفُعَ narfuʕa	تَرْفُعُوا tarfuʕū	يَرْفُعُوا yarfuʕū
	f		تَرْفُعِي tarfuʕī	تَرْفُعَ tarfuʕa			تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā			تَرْفُعْنَ tarfuʕna	يَرْفُعْنَ yarfuʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْفُعْ ʔarfuʕ	تَرْفُعْ tarfuʕ	يَرْفُعْ yarfuʕ		تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā	يَرْفُعَا yarfuʕā		نَرْفُعْ narfuʕ	تَرْفُعُوا tarfuʕū	يَرْفُعُوا yarfuʕū
	f		تَرْفُعِي tarfuʕī	تَرْفُعْ tarfuʕ			تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā			تَرْفُعْنَ tarfuʕna	يَرْفُعْنَ yarfuʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْفُعْ urfuʕ			اُرْفُعَا urfuʕā				اُرْفُعُوا urfuʕū
	f		اُرْفُعِي urfuʕī							اُرْفُعْنَ urfuʕna

    Conjugation of رَفُعَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive, verbal noun رِفْعَة)

Verb

رَفُعَ • (rafuʕa) I (non-past يَرْفُعُ (yarfuʕu), verbal noun تَفَاعَة (tafāʕa))

1. to become loud in voice (of a person)

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَفَاعَة tafāʕa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَفِيع rafīʕ
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	رَفُعْتُ rafuʕtu	رَفُعْتَ rafuʕta	رَفُعَ rafuʕa		رَفُعْتُمَا rafuʕtumā	رَفُعَا rafuʕā		رَفُعْنَا rafuʕnā	رَفُعْتُمْ rafuʕtum	رَفُعُوا rafuʕū
	f		رَفُعْتِ rafuʕti	رَفُعَتْ rafuʕat			رَفُعَتَا rafuʕatā			رَفُعْتُنَّ rafuʕtunna	رَفُعْنَ rafuʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْفُعُ ʔarfuʕu	تَرْفُعُ tarfuʕu	يَرْفُعُ yarfuʕu		تَرْفُعَانِ tarfuʕāni	يَرْفُعَانِ yarfuʕāni		نَرْفُعُ narfuʕu	تَرْفُعُونَ tarfuʕūna	يَرْفُعُونَ yarfuʕūna
	f		تَرْفُعِينَ tarfuʕīna	تَرْفُعُ tarfuʕu			تَرْفُعَانِ tarfuʕāni			تَرْفُعْنَ tarfuʕna	يَرْفُعْنَ yarfuʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْفُعَ ʔarfuʕa	تَرْفُعَ tarfuʕa	يَرْفُعَ yarfuʕa		تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā	يَرْفُعَا yarfuʕā		نَرْفُعَ narfuʕa	تَرْفُعُوا tarfuʕū	يَرْفُعُوا yarfuʕū
	f		تَرْفُعِي tarfuʕī	تَرْفُعَ tarfuʕa			تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā			تَرْفُعْنَ tarfuʕna	يَرْفُعْنَ yarfuʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْفُعْ ʔarfuʕ	تَرْفُعْ tarfuʕ	يَرْفُعْ yarfuʕ		تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā	يَرْفُعَا yarfuʕā		نَرْفُعْ narfuʕ	تَرْفُعُوا tarfuʕū	يَرْفُعُوا yarfuʕū
	f		تَرْفُعِي tarfuʕī	تَرْفُعْ tarfuʕ			تَرْفُعَا tarfuʕā			تَرْفُعْنَ tarfuʕna	يَرْفُعْنَ yarfuʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْفُعْ urfuʕ			اُرْفُعَا urfuʕā				اُرْفُعُوا urfuʕū
	f		اُرْفُعِي urfuʕī							اُرْفُعْنَ urfuʕna

    Conjugation of رَفُعَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive, verbal noun تَفَاعَة)

Etymology 1.3

Verb

رَفَّعَ • (raffaʕa) II (non-past يُرَفِّعُ (yuraffiʕu), verbal noun تَرْفِيع (tarfīʕ))

1. to lift, to raise, to elevate
2. to celebrate

Conjugation

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرْفِيع tarfīʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُرَفِّع muraffiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُرَفَّع muraffaʕ
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	رَفَّعْتُ raffaʕtu	رَفَّعْتَ raffaʕta	رَفَّعَ raffaʕa		رَفَّعْتُمَا raffaʕtumā	رَفَّعَا raffaʕā		رَفَّعْنَا raffaʕnā	رَفَّعْتُمْ raffaʕtum	رَفَّعُوا raffaʕū
	f		رَفَّعْتِ raffaʕti	رَفَّعَتْ raffaʕat			رَفَّعَتَا raffaʕatā			رَفَّعْتُنَّ raffaʕtunna	رَفَّعْنَ raffaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَفِّعُ ʔuraffiʕu	تُرَفِّعُ turaffiʕu	يُرَفِّعُ yuraffiʕu		تُرَفِّعَانِ turaffiʕāni	يُرَفِّعَانِ yuraffiʕāni		نُرَفِّعُ nuraffiʕu	تُرَفِّعُونَ turaffiʕūna	يُرَفِّعُونَ yuraffiʕūna
	f		تُرَفِّعِينَ turaffiʕīna	تُرَفِّعُ turaffiʕu			تُرَفِّعَانِ turaffiʕāni			تُرَفِّعْنَ turaffiʕna	يُرَفِّعْنَ yuraffiʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَفِّعَ ʔuraffiʕa	تُرَفِّعَ turaffiʕa	يُرَفِّعَ yuraffiʕa		تُرَفِّعَا turaffiʕā	يُرَفِّعَا yuraffiʕā		نُرَفِّعَ nuraffiʕa	تُرَفِّعُوا turaffiʕū	يُرَفِّعُوا yuraffiʕū
	f		تُرَفِّعِي turaffiʕī	تُرَفِّعَ turaffiʕa			تُرَفِّعَا turaffiʕā			تُرَفِّعْنَ turaffiʕna	يُرَفِّعْنَ yuraffiʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَفِّعْ ʔuraffiʕ	تُرَفِّعْ turaffiʕ	يُرَفِّعْ yuraffiʕ		تُرَفِّعَا turaffiʕā	يُرَفِّعَا yuraffiʕā		نُرَفِّعْ nuraffiʕ	تُرَفِّعُوا turaffiʕū	يُرَفِّعُوا yuraffiʕū
	f		تُرَفِّعِي turaffiʕī	تُرَفِّعْ turaffiʕ			تُرَفِّعَا turaffiʕā			تُرَفِّعْنَ turaffiʕna	يُرَفِّعْنَ yuraffiʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رَفِّعْ raffiʕ			رَفِّعَا raffiʕā				رَفِّعُوا raffiʕū
	f		رَفِّعِي raffiʕī							رَفِّعْنَ raffiʕna
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	رُفِّعْتُ ruffiʕtu	رُفِّعْتَ ruffiʕta	رُفِّعَ ruffiʕa		رُفِّعْتُمَا ruffiʕtumā	رُفِّعَا ruffiʕā		رُفِّعْنَا ruffiʕnā	رُفِّعْتُمْ ruffiʕtum	رُفِّعُوا ruffiʕū
	f		رُفِّعْتِ ruffiʕti	رُفِّعَتْ ruffiʕat			رُفِّعَتَا ruffiʕatā			رُفِّعْتُنَّ ruffiʕtunna	رُفِّعْنَ ruffiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَفَّعُ ʔuraffaʕu	تُرَفَّعُ turaffaʕu	يُرَفَّعُ yuraffaʕu		تُرَفَّعَانِ turaffaʕāni	يُرَفَّعَانِ yuraffaʕāni		نُرَفَّعُ nuraffaʕu	تُرَفَّعُونَ turaffaʕūna	يُرَفَّعُونَ yuraffaʕūna
	f		تُرَفَّعِينَ turaffaʕīna	تُرَفَّعُ turaffaʕu			تُرَفَّعَانِ turaffaʕāni			تُرَفَّعْنَ turaffaʕna	يُرَفَّعْنَ yuraffaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَفَّعَ ʔuraffaʕa	تُرَفَّعَ turaffaʕa	يُرَفَّعَ yuraffaʕa		تُرَفَّعَا turaffaʕā	يُرَفَّعَا yuraffaʕā		نُرَفَّعَ nuraffaʕa	تُرَفَّعُوا turaffaʕū	يُرَفَّعُوا yuraffaʕū
	f		تُرَفَّعِي turaffaʕī	تُرَفَّعَ turaffaʕa			تُرَفَّعَا turaffaʕā			تُرَفَّعْنَ turaffaʕna	يُرَفَّعْنَ yuraffaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَفَّعْ ʔuraffaʕ	تُرَفَّعْ turaffaʕ	يُرَفَّعْ yuraffaʕ		تُرَفَّعَا turaffaʕā	يُرَفَّعَا yuraffaʕā		نُرَفَّعْ nuraffaʕ	تُرَفَّعُوا turaffaʕū	يُرَفَّعُوا yuraffaʕū
	f		تُرَفَّعِي turaffaʕī	تُرَفَّعْ turaffaʕ			تُرَفَّعَا turaffaʕā			تُرَفَّعْنَ turaffaʕna	يُرَفَّعْنَ yuraffaʕna

    Conjugation of رَفَّعَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَرْفِيع)

Etymology 1.4

Noun

رَفْع • (rafʕ) m

1. verbal noun of رَفَعَ (rafaʕa) (form I)
2. lifting, hoisting
3. elevation
4. raising, increasing
5. erection
6. abolition, elimination, removal
7. remedy, remission, lifting
8. submission, filing
9. (grammar) pronouncing a final consonant with u as a mark of the nominative case (see desinential inflection) or indicative mood

Declension

Declension of noun رَفْع (rafʕ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَفْع rafʕ	الرَّفْع ar-rafʕ	رَفْع rafʕ
nominative	رَفْعٌ rafʕun	الرَّفْعُ ar-rafʕu	رَفْعُ rafʕu
accusative	رَفْعًا rafʕan	الرَّفْعَ ar-rafʕa	رَفْعَ rafʕa
genitive	رَفْعٍ rafʕin	الرَّفْعِ ar-rafʕi	رَفْعِ rafʕi

Coordinate terms

• (grammar): نَصْب (naṣb), جَرّ (jarr)/خَفْض (ḵafḍ), جَزْم (jazm)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَفْع (rafʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾafʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räfʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räfʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæfʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäfʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	raf'
Dari reading?	raf'
Iranian reading?	raf'
Tajik reading?	raf'

Noun

رفع • (raf')

1. raising up, lifting, elevating
2. taking off, setting aside

   رفع حجاب ― raf'-e hejâb ― taking off the hijab

3. removal, abolition, elimination

   رفع بو ― raf'-e bu ― removing a stench

   رفع اشتباه ― raf'-e eštebâh ― amending errors

4. resolution, remedying, curing

   رفع اختلاف ― raf'-e extelâf ― resolution of differences

   رفع گرسنگی ― raf'-e gorosnegi ― sating one's hunger

   • c. 1030, Farrukhī Sīstānī, “Qaṣīda 164”, in دیوان فرخی سیستانی [Dīvān of Farrukhī]‎:

     خدمت او نعمت و دفع بلاست
     طاعت او راحت و رفع محن

     xidmat-i ō ni'mat u daf'-i balā-st
     tā'at-i ō rāhat u raf'-i mihan

     His service is grace, and the driving away of affliction;
     His righteousness is calm, and the remedy to calamities.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “رفع”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رفع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ف ع
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَفَعَ (rafaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.faʕ/, [ˈrˤɑ.fɑʕ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

رفع • (rafaʕ) I (present برفع (birfaʕ))

1. to lift, to raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of رفع

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	رفعت (rafaʕt)	رفعت (rafaʕt)	رفع (rafaʕ)		رفعنا (rafaʕna)	رفعتو (rafaʕtu)	رفعو (rafaʕu)
	f		رفعتي (rafaʕti)	رفعت (rafʕat)
present	m	برفع (barfaʕ)	بترفع (btirfaʕ)	برفع (birfaʕ)		منرفع (mnirfaʕ)	بترفعو (btirfaʕu)	برفعو (birfaʕu)
	f		بترفعي (btirfaʕi)	بترفع (btirfaʕ)
subjunctive	m	أرفع (ʔarfaʕ)	ترفع (tirfaʕ)	يرفع (yirfaʕ)		نرفع (nirfaʕ)	ترفعو (tirfaʕu)	يرفعو (yirfaʕu)
	f		ترفعي (tirfaʕi)	ترفع (tirfaʕ)
imperative	m		ارفع (irfaʕ)				ارفعو (irfaʕu)
	f		ارفعي (irfaʕi)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رَفَعَ (rafaʕa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾəf(ʔ)/

Noun

رَفْع • (raf') m (Hindi spelling रफ़)

1. elevation, ascending, exaltation

Adjective

رَفْع • (raf') (Hindi spelling रफ़)

1. disposition, removal

References

• “رفع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “رفع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.