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raʾufa

show mercy, have pity

رَؤُفَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ر ء ف

Forms

Present
يَرْؤُفُ

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قال الله تعالى: لَقَدْ جاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ ما عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ .

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Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ رَؤُفَيَرْؤُفُ—
she هِيَ رَؤُفَتتَرْؤُفُ—
they two (m.) هُما رَؤُفايَرْؤُفانِ—
they two (f.) هُما رَؤُفَتاتَرْؤُفانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ رَؤُفُوايَرْؤُفُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ رَؤُفْنَيَرْؤُفْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ رَؤُفْتَتَرْؤُفُاُرْؤُفْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ رَؤُفْتِتَرْؤُفِينَاُرْؤُفِي
you two أَنْتُما رَؤُفْتُماتَرْؤُفانِاُرْؤُفَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ رَؤُفْتُمتَرْؤُفُونَاُرْؤُفُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ رَؤُفْتُنَّتَرْؤُفْنَاُرْؤُفْنَ
I أَنا رَؤُفْتُأَرْؤُفُ—
we نَحْنُ رَؤُفْنانَرْؤُفُ—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 7 entries
  • رَوأُفَ بِهِ Form I He pitied, or compassionated, him: or he pitied him, or compassionated him, tenderly
    , (AZ, T, S, M, O, K,) aor. ; (AZ, T, S, O;) and رَأَفَ, (AZ, T, S, M, K,) aor. ; (AZ, T, S;) and رَيأِفَ; (AZ, S, M, O, K;) inf. n. رَأْفَةٌ and رَآفَةٌ (AZ, T, S, M, O, K) and رَأَفٌ (AZ, S, K) and رَأْفٌ, (O,) the first and second being inf. ns. of رَوأُفَ, [or the first is of رَأَفَ,] and the third being inf. n. of رَيأِفَ, (AZ, S, O,) and the fourth being of رَأَفَ; (O;) said of God, (K,) and of a man; (AZ, T, S;) [He pitied, or compassionated, him: or he pitied him, or compassionated him, tenderly; or in the utmost degree; or most tenderly: for] رَأَفْةٌ is syn. with رَحْمَةٌ: (Fr, T, M, K: *) or it denotes a more special and more tender affection than رَحْمَةٌ; (T;) or the utmost degree thereof; (S, K;) or the most tender thereof: (K:) and رَافَ [in the CK رَأَفَ, as before, and in Freytag's Lex. رَاءَفَ,] and رَاوَفَ signify the same: (K:) [the right reading here appears to be رَافَ; (for it is said in the K in art. روف that رَافَ, aor. يَرَافُ, is a dial. var. of رَأَفَ, aor. يَرْأَفُ;) and رَاوَفَ is-doubtful; (for it is not there mentioned;)] or رَافَ, inf. n. رَوْفٌ, signifies سَكَنَ [he, or it, was, or became, still, &c.]; and رَأَفَ is a dial. var. thereof [signifying thus]; and is not from رَوأُوفٌ syn. with رَحِيمٌ. (M in art. روف.)
  • رَأْفٌ Exercising, or having, the affection termed رَأْفَة
    (M, O, K) and ↓ رَايأِفٌ and ↓ رَيأِفٌ (K) and ↓ رَوأُوفٌ [which is the most common of all] and ↓ رَوأُفٌ (T, S, M, O, K) are epithets from the verbs above: (T, S, M, K:) [the first from رَوأُفَ, like ضَخْمٌ from ضَخُمٌ; the second from رَأَفَ; and the third from رَيأِفَ; signifying Exercising, or having, the affection termed رَأْفَة, i. e. pity, or compassion; &c.; pitying, or compassionating; &c.; or pitiful, or compassionate; &c.: the fourth and fifth having an intensive signification; very pitiful or compassionate, &c.: or] the first and fourth and fifth all signify the same, i. q. رَحيمٌ: (K:) [and ↓ أَرْأَفِىٌّ has a similar (most probably an intensive) signification; as appears from what here follows:] in the saying [of a poet], " وَ كَانَ ذُو العَرْشِ بِنَا أَرَافِى " [app. meaning And the Lord of the empyrean was, or is, to us, very merciful], by the last word is meant أَرْأَفِيًّا, [أَرْأَفِىٌّ being] like أَحْمَرِىٌّ [and أَرْيَحِىٌّ, q. v.]. (M.) -A2- رَأْفٌ also signifies Wine; (O, K;) and رَافٌ is a dial. var. thereof. (TA in art. روف.)
  • رَوأُفٌ Open entry
    : see the next preceding paragraph.
  • رَيأِفٌ Open entry
    : see the next preceding paragraph.
  • رَوأُوفٌ The Merciful
    : see رَأْفٌ. ― -b2- الرَّوأُوفٌ is one of the epithets applied to God; meaning الرَّحِيمٌ [The Merciful: or rather it has an intensive signification, i. e. The Very Merciful]. (T.)
  • رَايأِفٌ Open entry
    : see رَأْفٌ.
  • أَرْأَفِىٌّ Open entry
    : see رَأْفٌ. [This art. is wanting in the copies of the Land TA to which I have had access.]

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