رفيع
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ف ع (r-f-ʕ).
Adjective
رَفِيع • (rafīʕ) (feminine رَفِيعَة (rafīʕa), masculine plural رَفِيعُونَ (rafīʕūna), feminine plural رَفِيعَات (rafīʕāt), elative أَرْفَع (ʔarfaʕ))
- (of the character, quality, or reception of a thing, such as a position, a rank, or a style) elevated; high; noble; sublime; fine
- Synonyms: عَال (ʕāl), سَام (sām), شَرِيف (šarīf), نَبِيل (nabīl)
- Antonyms: دَنِيء (danīʔ), مُنْحَطّ (munḥaṭṭ), حَقِير (ḥaqīr), سَافِل (sāfil)
- a. 1000, المقدسي, Michael Jan de Goeje, editor, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم [ʾaḥsan at-taqāsīm fī maʿrifa al-ʾaqālīm] (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, web 1/136, page 374 m–u:
- وأما أرمينية فإنها كورة جليلة رسمها أرميني بن كنظر بن يافث بن نوح ومنها ترتفع الستور والزَلاليُّ الرفيعة كثيرة الخصائص قصبتها دَبِيل ومن مدنها: بَدْلِيس، خِلَاط، أَرْجِيش، بَرْكَرِي، خُوَيُّ، سَلَمَاس، أُرْمِيَة، دَاخَرَّقَان، مَرَاغَة، أَهْرُ، مَرَنْد، سِنْجَان، قالِيقَلَا، قندرية، قَلْعَة يُونُس، نورين.
- As for Armenia, she is a majestic expanse, originally sketched and contoured by ʾArmīnī, the son of Ashkenaz, himself a descendant of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah. In Armenia, curtains, draperies, and rugs multifarious and fine hang down, the rod being Dabīl. Among her localities are Badlīs [Baghesh], Ḵilāṭ [Xlat], ʾArjīš [Arjesh], [the small town of] Barkarī [east of Ḵilāṭ], Ḵuway [Xoy], Salamās [Salamas], ʾUrmiyah [Urmia], Dāḵarraqān, Marāḡah, ʾAhr, Marand, Sinjān, Qālīqalā, Qandariyyah, Qalʿat Yūnus, Nūrīn.
- (chiefly post-Classical, of the thickness of an object) thin; fine
- Synonyms: رَقِيق (raqīq), دَقِيق (daqīq), لَطِيف (laṭīf)
- Antonyms: سَمِيك (samīk), ثَخِين (ṯaḵīn)
- (of a person) slim; lean
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ar:underweight
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:ar:overweight
- (post-Classical, of someone's voice or, less commonly, any sound) high-pitched; sharp
- Synonym: حَادّ (ḥādd)
- (obsolete, of someone's voice) raised; loud
Declension
Declension of adjective رَفِيع (rafīʕ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | رَفِيع rafīʕ |
الرَّفِيع ar-rafīʕ |
رَفِيعَة rafīʕa |
الرَّفِيعَة ar-rafīʕa |
| Nominative | رَفِيعٌ rafīʕun |
الرَّفِيعُ ar-rafīʕu |
رَفِيعَةٌ rafīʕatun |
الرَّفِيعَةُ ar-rafīʕatu |
| Accusative | رَفِيعًا rafīʕan |
الرَّفِيعَ ar-rafīʕa |
رَفِيعَةً rafīʕatan |
الرَّفِيعَةَ ar-rafīʕata |
| Genitive | رَفِيعٍ rafīʕin |
الرَّفِيعِ ar-rafīʕi |
رَفِيعَةٍ rafīʕatin |
الرَّفِيعَةِ ar-rafīʕati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | رَفِيعَيْن rafīʕayn |
الرَّفِيعَيْن ar-rafīʕayn |
رَفِيعَتَيْن rafīʕatayn |
الرَّفِيعَتَيْن ar-rafīʕatayn |
| Nominative | رَفِيعَانِ rafīʕāni |
الرَّفِيعَانِ ar-rafīʕāni |
رَفِيعَتَانِ rafīʕatāni |
الرَّفِيعَتَانِ ar-rafīʕatāni |
| Accusative | رَفِيعَيْنِ rafīʕayni |
الرَّفِيعَيْنِ ar-rafīʕayni |
رَفِيعَتَيْنِ rafīʕatayni |
الرَّفِيعَتَيْنِ ar-rafīʕatayni |
| Genitive | رَفِيعَيْنِ rafīʕayni |
الرَّفِيعَيْنِ ar-rafīʕayni |
رَفِيعَتَيْنِ rafīʕatayni |
الرَّفِيعَتَيْنِ ar-rafīʕatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | رَفِيعِين rafīʕīn |
الرَّفِيعِين ar-rafīʕīn |
رَفِيعَات rafīʕāt |
الرَّفِيعَات ar-rafīʕāt |
| Nominative | رَفِيعُونَ rafīʕūna |
الرَّفِيعُونَ ar-rafīʕūna |
رَفِيعَاتٌ rafīʕātun |
الرَّفِيعَاتُ ar-rafīʕātu |
| Accusative | رَفِيعِينَ rafīʕīna |
الرَّفِيعِينَ ar-rafīʕīna |
رَفِيعَاتٍ rafīʕātin |
الرَّفِيعَاتِ ar-rafīʕāti |
| Genitive | رَفِيعِينَ rafīʕīna |
الرَّفِيعِينَ ar-rafīʕīna |
رَفِيعَاتٍ rafīʕātin |
الرَّفِيعَاتِ ar-rafīʕāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رفيع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
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