رفيق

See also: رفیق, رقيق, and رفيف

Arabic

Root
ر ف ق (r f q)
11 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَفُقَ (rafuqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.fiːq/
Rhymes: -iːq

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)
→ Classical Persian: رَفِیق (rafīq)
- Tajik: рафиқ (rafiq)
- → Gujarati: રફીક (raphīk)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: रफ़ीक़ (rafīq)
  Urdu: رَفِیق (rafīq)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਰਫ਼ੀਕ਼ (rafīq)
  Shahmukhi script: رَفِیق (rafīq)
- → Pashto: رفيق (rafíq)
→ Swahili: rafiki
- →? Malagasy: rafiky
→ Ottoman Turkish: رفیق (refîk)
- Turkish: refik

Proper noun

رَفِيق • (rafīq) m

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

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Rəfiq
→ Bengali: রফিক (rophik)
→ Ottoman Turkish: رفیق (Refîk)
- > Turkish: Refik (inherited)

References

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

Chadian Arabic

Root
ر ف ق
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَفِيق (rafīq).

Noun

رفيق • (rafīg) m (plural رفقان (rufgān), feminine رفيقة (rafīge))

friend

References

Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 125

North Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ف ق
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic رَفِيق (rafīq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rfiːʔ/
(Druze) IPA^(key): /rfiːq/

Noun

رفيق • (rfīʔ) m (plural رفقا (rifʔa), feminine رفيقة (rfīʔa))

Usage notes

The construct state of the masculine/general plural form رفقا (rifʔa) is رفقات (rifʔāt), especially with possessive suffixes.