رفأ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ف ء‎ (r-f-ʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.fa.ʔa/

Verb

رَفَأَ • (rafaʔa) I, non-past يَرْفَأُ‎‎ (yarfaʔu)

  1. (transitive) to bring ship near to the bank of a river, to land at a harbour, to dock
    ‏قَدْ عَادَ البَحَّارُونَ وَرَفَأُوا السَفِينَةَ‎
    qad ʕāda l-baḥḥārūna warafaʔū as-safīnata
    The sailors have returned and docked the ship.

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