مرفق

From the root ر ف ق (r f q); tool noun in the sense of a thing used for ease and comfort; hence a thing used to relax upon, and devices providing convenience.

مِرْفَق • (mirfaq) m (dual مِرْفَقَانِ (mirfaqāni), plural مَرَافِق (marāfiq))

1. elbow

   Synonym: كُوع (kūʕ)

   Coordinate term: مَنْكِب (mankib, “the shoulder joint”)

2. (any useful) device
   1. crank

Noun of place from the root ر ف ق (r f q).

مِرْفَق or مَرْفِق • (mirfaq or marfiq) m (dual مِرْفَقَانِ (mirfaqāni) or مَرْفِقَانِ (marfiqāni), plural مَرَافِق (marāfiq))

1. armrest
2. convenience, amenity
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:16:

     يَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِن رَحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِنْ أَمْرِكُم مِرْفَقًا

     yanšur lakum rabbukum min raḥmatihi wa-yuhayyiʔ lakum min ʔamrikum mirfaqan

     Your Lord will reveal for you something of His mercy and prepare for you in your affair some comfort.

3. appurtenance
4. (in the plural) civilizational institutions
5. (in the plural) comfort
6. (in the plural) public utilities

   الْمَرَافِقُ ٱلْعَامَّةُ ― al-marāfiqu l-ʕāmmatu ― public utilities

7. (in the plural) installations
8. (in the plural) facilities

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

مُرْفَق • (murfaq) m (dual مُرْفَقَانِ (murfaqāni), plural مُرْفَقَات (murfaqāt))

1. (computing) an attachment

From Arabic مِرْفَق (mirfaq).

• IPA^(key): /mar.faq/

مرفق • (marfaq) m (plural مرافق (mrāfeq))

1. elbow

   Synonym: كوع (kūʕ)