رفيق

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See also: رفیق, رقيق, and رفيف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ف ق (r-f-q).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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: (harsh) عَنِيف (ʕanīf), شَدِيد (šadīd), قَاسٍ (qāsin), غَلِيظ (ḡalīẓ)

Declension

Noun

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

Descendants

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

Proper noun

رَفِيق (rafīqm

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

References

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