רפא

Aramaic

Verb

רפא • (transliteration needed)

  1. to loosen, to soften

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־פ־א (r-p-ʾ)
11 terms

Compare Arabic رَفَأَ (rafaʔa, “mend, repair”). Related to רָפָה.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁaˈfa/
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Verb

רָפָא • (rafá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to heal, cure (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָפָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לרפוא / לִרְפֹּא
action noun —
passive participle רָפוּא
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָפָאתִי רָפָאנוּ
second רָפָאתָ רָפָאת רְפָאתֶם1 רְפָאתֶן1
third רָפָא רָפְאָה רָפְאוּ
present רוֹפֵא רוֹפֵאת רוֹפְאִים רוֹפְאוֹת
future first אֶרְפָּא נִרְפָּא
second תִּרְפָּא תִּרְפְּאִי תִּרְפְּאוּ תִּרְפֶּאנָה2
third יִרְפָּא תִּרְפָּא יִרְפְּאוּ תִּרְפֶּאנָה2
imperative רְפָא רִפְאִי רִפְאוּ רְפֶאנָה2

1 Pronounced רָפָאתֶם and רָפָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

רִפֵּא • (ripé) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ריפא

Verb

רֻפָּא • (rupá) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of רופא
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