مرفق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ف ق (r-f-q). Has the form of a tool noun but the verb رَفَقَ (rafaqa, “to be kind, to treat gently”) does not fit the meaning very well.

Noun

مِرْفَق • (mirfaq) m (dual مِرْفَقَانِ (mirfaqāni), plural مَرَافِق (marāfiq))

1. elbow
2. (any useful) device
   1. crank

Declension

Declension of noun مِرْفَق (mirfaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَق mirfaq	الْمِرْفَق al-mirfaq	مِرْفَق mirfaq
Nominative	مِرْفَقٌ mirfaqun	الْمِرْفَقُ al-mirfaqu	مِرْفَقُ mirfaqu
Accusative	مِرْفَقًا mirfaqan	الْمِرْفَقَ al-mirfaqa	مِرْفَقَ mirfaqa
Genitive	مِرْفَقٍ mirfaqin	الْمِرْفَقِ al-mirfaqi	مِرْفَقِ mirfaqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَقَيْن mirfaqayn	الْمِرْفَقَيْن al-mirfaqayn	مِرْفَقَيْ mirfaqay
Nominative	مِرْفَقَانِ mirfaqāni	الْمِرْفَقَانِ al-mirfaqāni	مِرْفَقَا mirfaqā
Accusative	مِرْفَقَيْنِ mirfaqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ al-mirfaqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ mirfaqay
Genitive	مِرْفَقَيْنِ mirfaqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ al-mirfaqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ mirfaqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَافِق marāfiq	الْمَرَافِق al-marāfiq	مَرَافِق marāfiq
Nominative	مَرَافِقُ marāfiqu	الْمَرَافِقُ al-marāfiqu	مَرَافِقُ marāfiqu
Accusative	مَرَافِقَ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقَ al-marāfiqa	مَرَافِقَ marāfiqa
Genitive	مَرَافِقَ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقِ al-marāfiqi	مَرَافِقِ marāfiqi

Noun

مِرْفَق or مَرْفِق • (mirfaq or marfiq) m (dual مِرْفَقَانِ (mirfaqāni) or مَرْفِقَانِ (marfiqāni), plural مَرَافِق (marāfiq))

1. armrest
2. convenience, amenity
3. appurtenance
4. (in the plural) civilizational institutions
5. (in the plural) comfort
6. (in the plural) public utilities
7. (in the plural) installations
8. (in the plural) facilities

Declension

Declension of noun مِرْفَق (mirfaq)‎; مَرْفِق (marfiq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَق‎; مَرْفِق mirfaq‎; marfiq	الْمِرْفَق‎; الْمَرْفِق al-mirfaq‎; al-marfiq	مِرْفَق‎; مَرْفِق mirfaq‎; marfiq
Nominative	مِرْفَقٌ‎; مَرْفِقٌ mirfaqun‎; marfiqun	الْمِرْفَقُ‎; الْمَرْفِقُ al-mirfaqu‎; al-marfiqu	مِرْفَقُ‎; مَرْفِقُ mirfaqu‎; marfiqu
Accusative	مِرْفَقًا‎; مَرْفِقًا mirfaqan‎; marfiqan	الْمِرْفَقَ‎; الْمَرْفِقَ al-mirfaqa‎; al-marfiqa	مِرْفَقَ‎; مَرْفِقَ mirfaqa‎; marfiqa
Genitive	مِرْفَقٍ‎; مَرْفِقٍ mirfaqin‎; marfiqin	الْمِرْفَقِ‎; الْمَرْفِقِ al-mirfaqi‎; al-marfiqi	مِرْفَقِ‎; مَرْفِقِ mirfaqi‎; marfiqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَقَيْن‎; مَرْفِقَيْن mirfaqayn‎; marfiqayn	الْمِرْفَقَيْن‎; الْمَرْفِقَيْن al-mirfaqayn‎; al-marfiqayn	مِرْفَقَيْ‎; مَرْفِقَيْ mirfaqay‎; marfiqay
Nominative	مِرْفَقَانِ‎; مَرْفِقَانِ mirfaqāni‎; marfiqāni	الْمِرْفَقَانِ‎; الْمَرْفِقَانِ al-mirfaqāni‎; al-marfiqāni	مِرْفَقَا‎; مَرْفِقَا mirfaqā‎; marfiqā
Accusative	مِرْفَقَيْنِ‎; مَرْفِقَيْنِ mirfaqayni‎; marfiqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ‎; الْمَرْفِقَيْنِ al-mirfaqayni‎; al-marfiqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ‎; مَرْفِقَيْ mirfaqay‎; marfiqay
Genitive	مِرْفَقَيْنِ‎; مَرْفِقَيْنِ mirfaqayni‎; marfiqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ‎; الْمَرْفِقَيْنِ al-mirfaqayni‎; al-marfiqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ‎; مَرْفِقَيْ mirfaqay‎; marfiqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَافِق marāfiq	الْمَرَافِق al-marāfiq	مَرَافِق marāfiq
Nominative	مَرَافِقُ marāfiqu	الْمَرَافِقُ al-marāfiqu	مَرَافِقُ marāfiqu
Accusative	مَرَافِقَ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقَ al-marāfiqa	مَرَافِقَ marāfiqa
Genitive	مَرَافِقَ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقِ al-marāfiqi	مَرَافِقِ marāfiqi

References

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