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رَفِيق

friend

Noun · masculineRoot ر-ف-ق

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Also written رفيق: رَفِيق (gentle)

Highlights

Plural
رَفِيقُون
Other plurals
رِفَاق، رُفَقَاء
Feminine
رَفِيقَة، رَفِيق

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
gentle
Noun
رُفْقَة
company
Noun
مُرَافِق
associate
Verb · Form III
رَافَقَ
to accompany
Noun
مِرْفَق
armrest
Noun
مِرْفَق
elbow

رَفِيق in English

Noun · masculine

  1. friend, comrade, associate, colleague, companion, fellow
    وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ ۚ وَحَسُنَ أُولَٰئِكَ رَفِيقًاWhoever obeys God and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, those who bear witness to the truth, and the righteous- what excellent companions these are! — M.A.S. Abdel Haleem609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:69
  2. comrade

Word origin

From the verb رَافَقَ (rāfaqa).

Words from the root ر-ف-ق

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

رَفَقَ · present يَرْفُقُ

to be kind; to be nice; to be gentle

مِرْفَق
Verbal noun
armrest
مِرْفَق
Verbal noun
elbow
رِفْق
Verbal noun
مَرْفِق
Verbal noun
مَرْفَق
Verbal noun
رَفَق
Verbal noun
رَفَاقَة
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
gentle
Active participle
friend
رَافِق
Active participle
مَرْفُوق
Passive participle
رَفَقَ · present يَرْفُقُ

to strike (someone's) elbow; to bind (a camel's) arm (to prevent it from moving quickly)

رَفْق
Verbal noun
رَافِق
Active participle
مَرْفُوق
Passive participle
رَفِقَ · present يَرْفَقُ

to have one's elbow twisted or distorted (of a camel)

رَفَق
Verbal noun
رَافَقَ · present يُرَافِقُ

to accompany, to be ((someone)'s) companion; to assist; to be useful to

مُرَافَقَة
Verbal noun
رِفَاق
Verbal noun
a rope used to tie cattle
مُرَافِق
Active participle
associate
مُرَافِق
Active participle · Adjective
accompanying
مُرَافَق
Passive participle
مُتَرَافِق
Derived noun · Adjective
mutually associated
أَرْفَقَ · present يُرْفِقُ
Form IV · Causative

to attach; to enclose

إِرْفَاق
Verbal noun
annexion
مُرْفِق
Active participle
مُرْفَق
Passive participle
an attachment
رُفْقَة
Noun
company
اِرْتِفَاق
Noun · m.
easement

رَفِيق: plural and other forms

Singularرَفِيق
Pluralرَفِيقُون
Alternative pluralsرِفَاق، رُفَقَاء
Feminineرَفِيقَة، رَفِيق

رَفِيق in a sentence

Dictionary examples

friend

وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ ۚ وَحَسُنَ أُولَٰئِكَ رَفِيقًاWhoever obeys God and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, those who bear witness to the truth, and the righteous- what excellent companions these are! — M.A.S. Abdel Haleem609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:69

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