رفيق

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See also: رفیق‎, رقيق, and رفيف

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ر ف ق(r-f-q).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

رَفِيق (rafīq) (feminine رَفِيقَة(rafīqa), masculine plural رَفِيقُونَ(rafīqūna) or رِفَاق(rifāq) or رُفَقَاء(rufaqāʔ), feminine plural رَفِيقَات(rafīqāt) or رَفَائِق(rafāʔiq))

  1. gentle, nice, kind
    Synonym: لَطِيف(laṭīf)
    Antonyms: عَنِيف(ʕanīf), شَدِيد(šadīd), قَاسٍ(qāsin), غَلِيظ(ḡalīẓ)

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

رَفِيق (rafīqm (plural رَفِيقُونَ(rafīqūna) or رِفَاق(rifāq) or رُفَقَاء(rufaqāʔ), feminine رَفِيقَة(rafīqa) or رَفِيق (rafīq))

  1. friend, comrade, associate, colleague, companion, fellow
    Synonyms: صَدِيق(ṣadīq), صَاحِب(ṣāḥib)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Gulf Arabic: رفيج(rfīj)
  • Pashto: رفيق(rafíq)
  • Persian: رفیق(rafiq)
  • Swahili: rafiki
  • Turkish: refik
  • Urdu: رفیق(rafīq)

Proper noun[edit]

رَفِيق (rafīqm

  1. a male given name; Rafiq, Rafeeq, Rafik, Rafeek

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “رفق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN