ر ج ف

Arabic

Root

ر ج ف • (r-j-f)

  1. related to being in a state of motion, commotion, agitation, disturbance, turbulence, shaking, or vibrating violently

Derived terms
Verbs
  • Form I: رَجَفَ‎ (rajafa, “to quake”)
    • Active participle: رَاجِف‎ (rājif)
    • Passive participle: مَرْجُوف‎ (marjūf)
  • Form IV: أَرْجَفَ‎ (ʔarjafa, “to make tremble; to spread lies”)
    • Verbal noun: إِرْجَاف‎ (ʔirjāf)
    • Active participle: مُرْجِف‎ (murjif)
    • Passive participle: مُرْجَف‎ (murjaf)
  • Form VIII: اِرْتَجَفَ‎ (irtajafa, “to tremble”)
    • Verbal noun: اِرْتِجَاف‎ (irtijāf)
    • Active participle: مُرْتَجِف‎ (murtajif)
    • Passive participle: مُرْتَجَف‎ (murtajaf)
Nouns
  • رَجْفَة‎ (rajfa, “earthquake”)
  • اِرْجَاف‎ (irjāf, “false rumor”)

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1960), “رجف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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