رفيق

See also: رفیق‎, رقيق‎, and رفيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ف ق‎ (r-f-q).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.fiːq/

Adjective

رَفِيق • (rafīq) (feminine رَفِيقَة‎ (rafīqa), masculine plural رَفِيقُونَ‎ (rafīqūna) or رِفَاق‎ (rifāq) or رُفَقَاء‎ (rufaqāʔ), feminine plural رَفِيقَات‎ (rafīqāt) or رَفَائِق‎ (rafāʔiq))

gentle, nice, kind
Synonym: لَطِيف‎ (laṭīf)

Antonyms: عَنِيف‎ (ʕanīf), شَدِيد‎ (šadīd), قَاسٍ‎ (qāsin), غَلِيظ‎ (ḡalīẓ)

Declension

Declension of adjective رَفِيق (rafīq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَفِيق rafīq	الرَّفِيق‎ ar-rafīq	رَفِيقَة‎ rafīqa	الرَّفِيقَة‎ ar-rafīqa
Nominative	رَفِيقٌ rafīqun	الرَّفِيقُ‎ ar-rafīqu	رَفِيقَةٌ‎ rafīqatun	الرَّفِيقَةُ‎ ar-rafīqatu
Accusative	رَفِيقًا‎ rafīqan	الرَّفِيقَ‎ ar-rafīqa	رَفِيقَةً‎ rafīqatan	الرَّفِيقَةَ‎ ar-rafīqata
Genitive	رَفِيقٍ rafīqin	الرَّفِيقِ‎ ar-rafīqi	رَفِيقَةٍ‎ rafīqatin	الرَّفِيقَةِ‎ ar-rafīqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَفِيقَيْن‎ rafīqayn	الرَّفِيقَيْن‎ ar-rafīqayn	رَفِيقَتَيْن‎ rafīqatayn	الرَّفِيقَتَيْن‎ ar-rafīqatayn
Nominative	رَفِيقَانِ‎ rafīqāni	الرَّفِيقَانِ‎ ar-rafīqāni	رَفِيقَتَانِ‎ rafīqatāni	الرَّفِيقَتَانِ‎ ar-rafīqatāni
Accusative	رَفِيقَيْنِ‎ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ‎ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَتَيْنِ‎ rafīqatayni	الرَّفِيقَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rafīqatayni
Genitive	رَفِيقَيْنِ‎ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ‎ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَتَيْنِ‎ rafīqatayni	الرَّفِيقَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rafīqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَفِيقِين‎‎; رِفَاق‎‎; رُفَقَاء‎ rafīqīn‎; rifāq‎; rufaqāʔ	الرَّفِيقِين‎‎; الرِّفَاق‎‎; الرُّفَقَاء‎ ar-rafīqīn‎; ar-rifāq‎; ar-rufaqāʔ	رَفِيقَات‎‎; رَفَائِق‎ rafīqāt‎; rafāʔiq	الرَّفِيقَات‎‎; الرَّفَائِق‎ ar-rafīqāt‎; ar-rafāʔiq
Nominative	رَفِيقُونَ‎‎; رِفَاقٌ‎‎; رُفَقَاءُ‎ rafīqūna‎; rifāqun‎; rufaqāʔu	الرَّفِيقُونَ‎‎; الرِّفَاقُ‎‎; الرُّفَقَاءُ‎ ar-rafīqūna‎; ar-rifāqu‎; ar-rufaqāʔu	رَفِيقَاتٌ‎‎; رَفَائِقُ‎ rafīqātun‎; rafāʔiqu	الرَّفِيقَاتُ‎‎; الرَّفَائِقُ‎ ar-rafīqātu‎; ar-rafāʔiqu
Accusative	رَفِيقِينَ‎‎; رِفَاقًا‎‎; رُفَقَاءَ‎ rafīqīna‎; rifāqan‎; rufaqāʔa	الرَّفِيقِينَ‎‎; الرِّفَاقَ‎‎; الرُّفَقَاءَ‎ ar-rafīqīna‎; ar-rifāqa‎; ar-rufaqāʔa	رَفِيقَاتٍ‎‎; رَفَائِقَ‎ rafīqātin‎; rafāʔiqa	الرَّفِيقَاتِ‎‎; الرَّفَائِقَ‎ ar-rafīqāti‎; ar-rafāʔiqa
Genitive	رَفِيقِينَ‎‎; رِفَاقٍ‎‎; رُفَقَاءَ‎ rafīqīna‎; rifāqin‎; rufaqāʔa	الرَّفِيقِينَ‎‎; الرِّفَاقِ‎‎; الرُّفَقَاءِ‎ ar-rafīqīna‎; ar-rifāqi‎; ar-rufaqāʔi	رَفِيقَاتٍ‎‎; رَفَائِقَ‎ rafīqātin‎; rafāʔiqa	الرَّفِيقَاتِ‎‎; الرَّفَائِقِ‎ ar-rafīqāti‎; ar-rafāʔiqi

Noun

رَفِيق • (rafīq) m (plural رَفِيقُونَ‎ (rafīqūna) or رِفَاق‎ (rifāq) or رُفَقَاء‎ (rufaqāʔ), feminine رَفِيقَة‎ (rafīqa) or رَفِيق (rafīq))

friend, comrade, associate, colleague, companion, fellow
Synonyms: صَدِيق‎ (ṣadīq), صَاحِب‎ (ṣāḥib)

Declension

Declension of noun رَفِيق (rafīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَفِيق rafīq	الرَّفِيق‎ ar-rafīq	رَفِيق rafīq
Nominative	رَفِيقٌ rafīqun	الرَّفِيقُ‎ ar-rafīqu	رَفِيقُ rafīqu
Accusative	رَفِيقًا‎ rafīqan	الرَّفِيقَ‎ ar-rafīqa	رَفِيقَ rafīqa
Genitive	رَفِيقٍ rafīqin	الرَّفِيقِ‎ ar-rafīqi	رَفِيقِ rafīqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَفِيقَيْن‎ rafīqayn	الرَّفِيقَيْن‎ ar-rafīqayn	رَفِيقَيْ‎ rafīqay
Nominative	رَفِيقَانِ‎ rafīqāni	الرَّفِيقَانِ‎ ar-rafīqāni	رَفِيقَا‎ rafīqā
Accusative	رَفِيقَيْنِ‎ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ‎ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَيْ‎ rafīqay
Genitive	رَفِيقَيْنِ‎ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ‎ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَيْ‎ rafīqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُفَقَاء‎ rufaqāʔ	الرُّفَقَاء‎ ar-rufaqāʔ	رُفَقَاء‎ rufaqāʔ
Nominative	رُفَقَاءُ‎ rufaqāʔu	الرُّفَقَاءُ‎ ar-rufaqāʔu	رُفَقَاءُ‎ rufaqāʔu
Accusative	رُفَقَاءَ‎ rufaqāʔa	الرُّفَقَاءَ‎ ar-rufaqāʔa	رُفَقَاءَ‎ rufaqāʔa
Genitive	رُفَقَاءَ‎ rufaqāʔa	الرُّفَقَاءِ‎ ar-rufaqāʔi	رُفَقَاءِ‎ rufaqāʔi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: رفيج‎ (rfīj)
→ Pashto: رفيق‎ (rafíq)
→ Persian: رفیق‎ (rafiq)
- Tajik: рафиқ (rafiq)
→ Swahili: rafiki
- →? Malagasy: rafiky
→ Turkish: refik
→ Urdu: رفیق‎ (rafīq)

Proper noun

رَفِيق • (rafīq) m

a male given name; Rafiq, Rafeeq, Rafik, Rafeek

References

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

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