رَفْع
lifting
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Highlights
Present tense
يَرْفَعُ
Verbal noun
رَفْع
Active participle
رَافِع
Passive participle
مَرْفُوع
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
رَفِيع
elevated
Noun
رَافِعَة
crane
Noun
اِرْتِفَاع
being or becoming high in stature or station
Adjective
مَرْفُوع
elevated
رَفَعَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to lift, to raise aloft, to hoist up, to heave up
رَفَعَتْ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِShe lifted her hands toward the sky.
- to elevate, to heighten, to exalt, to enhance
- to promote in rank
- to fly (a kite), to run up (a flag)
- to take off, to doff, to tip (one’s hat)
- to erect, to set up
- to remove, to take away, to end, to lift
- to abolish, to eliminate
Words from the root ر-ف-ع
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَفَعَ
· present يَرْفَعُ
Form I · The plain action
to lift, to raise aloft, to hoist up, to heave up; to elevate, to heighten, to exalt, to enhance; to promote in rank
رَافِع
hoist
رَافِع
lever
مَرْفُوع
elevated
رَافِعَة
crane
رَفُعَ
· present يَرْفُعُ
Form I · The plain action
to become high, to become elevated, to become exalted (of a person; especially in value, position, esteem, etc.); to become thin, to become fine (of a garment or piece of cloth)
رِفْعَة
being or becoming high
رِفَاعَة
highness
رَفِيع
elevated
رَفُعَ
· present يَرْفُعُ
Form I · The plain action
to become loud in voice (of a person)
تَفَاعَة
رَفِيع
رَفَّعَ
· present يُرَفِّعُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to lift, to raise, to elevate; to celebrate
تَرْفِيع
verbal noun of رَفَّعَ
مُرَفِّع
مُرَفَّع
رَافَعَ
· present يُرَافِعُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to act as defense counsel, to defend, to plead a cause; to summon, to summons
مُرَافَعَة
رِفَاع
مُرَافِع
مُرَافَع
تَرَفَّعَ
· present يَتَرَفَّعُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to deem oneself above something, to look down on; to carry one’s head high
تَرَفُّع
مُتَرَفِّع
مُتَرَفَّع
تَرَافَعَ
· present يَتَرَافَعُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to summons one another at trial; to take one’s case before the judge; to plead
تَرَافُع
مُتَرَافِع
مُتَرَافَع
اِرْتَفَعَ
· present يَرْتَفِعُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to lift, to rise, to ascend, to go higher; to mount up, to climb, to soar, to skyrocket, to tower; to grow, to increase
رَفَاع
abundant crops in the field
رَفَاع
bringing in of the sheaves
أَرْفَع
upper
رَفَعَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | رَفَعْتُ | أَرْفَعُ | أَرْفَعَ | أَرْفَعْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | رَفَعْتَ | تَرْفَعُ | تَرْفَعَ | تَرْفَعْ | اِرْفَعْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | رَفَعْتِ | تَرْفَعِينَ | تَرْفَعِي | تَرْفَعِي | اِرْفَعِي |
| هُوَ he | رَفَعَ | يَرْفَعُ | يَرْفَعَ | يَرْفَعْ | — |
| هِيَ she | رَفَعَتْ | تَرْفَعُ | تَرْفَعَ | تَرْفَعْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | رَفَعْتُمَا | تَرْفَعَانِ | تَرْفَعَا | تَرْفَعَا | اِرْفَعَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | رَفَعَا | يَرْفَعَانِ | يَرْفَعَا | يَرْفَعَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | رَفَعَتَا | تَرْفَعَانِ | تَرْفَعَا | تَرْفَعَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | رَفَعْنَا | نَرْفَعُ | نَرْفَعَ | نَرْفَعْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | رَفَعْتُمْ | تَرْفَعُونَ | تَرْفَعُوا | تَرْفَعُوا | اِرْفَعُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | رَفَعْتُنَّ | تَرْفَعْنَ | تَرْفَعْنَ | تَرْفَعْنَ | اِرْفَعْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | رَفَعُوا | يَرْفَعُونَ | يَرْفَعُوا | يَرْفَعُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | رَفَعْنَ | يَرْفَعْنَ | يَرْفَعْنَ | يَرْفَعْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | رَفْع |
|---|---|
| Active participle | رَافِع |
| Passive participle | مَرْفُوع |
رَفَعَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to lift
رَفَعَتْ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِShe lifted her hands toward the sky.
From a fully vowelled text
وَقَبَّلَ يَعْقُوبُ رَاحِيلَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ وَبَكَى.And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.Genesis 29:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
يَرْفَعُ الرَّبُّ وَجْهَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَيَمْنَحُكَ سَلاَمًا.The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.Numbers 6:26, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
إِلَيْكَ رَفَعْتُ عَيْنَيَّ يَا سَاكِنًا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.Psalms 123:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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