رفاه

Arabic

Root
ر ف ه (r-f-h)

Etymology

Verbal noun of رَفُهَ (rafuha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.faːh/

Noun

رَفَاه • (rafāh) m

1. welfare

Declension

Declension of noun رَفَاه (rafāh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَفَاه rafāh	الرَّفَاه ar-rafāh	رَفَاه rafāh
Nominative	رَفَاهٌ rafāhun	الرَّفَاهُ ar-rafāhu	رَفَاهُ rafāhu
Accusative	رَفَاهًا rafāhan	الرَّفَاهَ ar-rafāha	رَفَاهَ rafāha
Genitive	رَفَاهٍ rafāhin	الرَّفَاهِ ar-rafāhi	رَفَاهِ rafāhi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: rifah
• → Persian: رفاه
• → Ottoman Turkish: رفاه
  • → Turkish: refah

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَفَاه (rafāh).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾa.ˈfɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.fɑ́ːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.fɑ́ːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rä.fɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rä.fɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæ.fɒ́ːʰ], [ɹe.fɒ́ːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾä.fɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	rafāh
Dari reading?	rafāh
Iranian reading?	rafâh, refâh
Tajik reading?	rafoh

Noun

رفاه • (rafâh or refâh)

1. welfare, prosperity, well-being

   در رفاه زندگی کردن ― dar refâh zendegi kardan ― to live well

2. welfare, social welfare, social security (government support)

Derived terms

• رفاه عمومی (refâh-e omumi)
• رفاهی (refâhi)