convenience, amenity, facility

, (S, O, Mgh, Msb, K,) aor. , (S, Msb,) inf. n. رِفْقٌ (S, * O, Mgh, * Msb, * K) and مَرْفِقٌ and مِرْفَقٌ (AZ, O, K,) and مَرْفَقٌ; (O, K;) and رَفِقَ, (JK, O, K,) [aor. ,] inf. n. رَفَقٌ; (JK;) and رَفُقَ; (JK, O, K;) He was, or became, gentle, soft, tender, gracious, courteous, or civil; or he be haved, or acted, gently, softly, &c. (JK, S, O, Mgh, Msb, K.) You say, رَفَقَ بِهِ, (AZ, S, O, Mgh, Msb, K,) and عَلَيْهِ, (AZ, O, K,) inf. ns. as above; (O, K;) and رَفِقَ, and رَفُقَ; (K;) He was, or became, gentle, &c., or he behaved, or acted, gently, &c., with him, (AZ, S, O, Mgh, Msb, K,) and to him; (AZ, O, K;) and in like manner, بِهِ ↓ ترفّق, (S, O, Mgh, K,) and ↓ ارفقهُ. (AZ, O, K.) Hence the saying of the Prophet, مَنْ رَفَقَ بِأُمَّتِى رَفَقَ ٱللّٰهُ بِهِ [He who is gentle, &c., with my people, God will be gentle, &c., with him]. (O.) [Hence, also,] one says, ↓ ترفّق فِى أَمْرِهِ [and رَفَقَ فِيهِ as is indicated in the O] He used gentleness, or acted gently, in his affair; syn. تَأَتَّى. (Msb in art. اتى.) And لِحَاجَتِهِ ↓ ترفّق He applied himself with gentleness to his needful affair or business; syn. تَأَتَّى. (T in art. اتى.) And لِلْأَمْرِ ↓ ترفّق He applied himself with gentle ness to the affair; syn. تَلَطَّفَ. (S in art. لطف.) ― -b2- Hence, رَفُقَ, in form like فَرُبَ, He was, or became, gentle, delicate, nice, neat, or skilful, in work or operation; the contr. of such as is termed أَخْرَق. (Msb.) ― -b3- And رَفَقْتُ العَمَلَ, with fet-h to the ف, aor. , I did, or made, the deed, or work, soundly, thoroughly, skilfully, judiciously, or well. (Msb.) ― -b4- And رَفَقْتُ فِى السَّيْرِ I pro ceeded in a right, or a moderate, manner in journeying, or in pace. (Msb.) -A2- See also 4. -A3- رَفَاقَةٌ is an inf. n. signifying The being a رَفَيق. (O, K.) Fr says, I heard a man at 'Arafát saying [to the pilgrims there assembled], جَعَلَكُمُ ٱللّٰهٌ فِى رَفَاقَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ [May God make you to be in the companionship of Mohammad: may God bless and save him]. (O.) [And accord. to the TK, one says, رَفُقَ بِهِ, inf. n. رَفَاقَةٌ, meaning He became a رَفِيق with him: but what is commonly said in this sense is رَافقَهُ, q. v.] -A4- رَفَقَ فُلَانًا, He struck the مِرْفَق [or elbow] of such a one. (K.) ― -b2- And رَفَقَ النَّاقَةَ, (S, O, K,) aor. , inf. n. رَفْقٌ, (S, O,) He bound the she-camel's arm [app. together with the shank (for such is the common practice)], (S, O, K,) to prevent her going quickly, (S, O,) when fearing her yearning towards, or longing for, her home, or accustomed place: (S, O, K:) [or] رَفَقَ البَعِيرَ, aor. , inf. n. رَفْقٌ, he bound the camel's neck (عُنُق [probably, I think, a mistranscription for عَضُد i. e. arm,]) to his pastern, because of a slight lameness therein. (JK.) -A5- رَفِقَ said of a camel, aor. , inf. n. رَفَقٌ, He had his elbow dis torted from his side. (TA and TK. [See رَفَقٌ below, and أَرْفَقُ: and see also دَفِقَ.]) ― -b2- [And رَفِقَتْ, inf. n.رَفَقٌ, is probably said of a she-camel, as meaning She had, in her teat, or teats, what is termed رَفَقٌ: see, again, this word below.]

[as the inf. n. of the verb in the phrase رُفِّقَتِ الشَّاةُ, if this verb have been used, means A sheep's, or goat's having the fore legs white to the elbows; for it] is from شَاةٌ مُرَفَّقَةٌ, explained below. (O.)

He was, or became, his رَفِيق, or travelling-companion; he accompanied him in a journey; (S, O, Msb, K;) inf. n. مُرَافَقَةٌ (TK) and رِفَاقٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- And this latter inf. n. also signifies The being hypocritical, or acting hypocritically. (TA. [See also 3 in art. رمق.])

: see 1, second sentence. ― -b2- Also He profited him, or was useful to him; (S, O, K;) as also ↓ رَفَقَهُ. (K.) ― -b3- [And in the present day, it means He associated him بِغَيْرِهِ with another or others.]

see 1, in four places.

They were, or became, travellingcompanions; they travelled, or journeyed, together; as also ↓ ارتفقوا: (JK:) and ترافقا they two were, or became, travelling-companions; &c.: (K:) and ترافقنا فِى السَّفَرِ we were, or became, companions in travelling, or journeying. (S, O.)

i. q. طلب رفقا [i. e. طَلَبَ رِفْقًا] and استعان [both meaning He sought, or demanded, aid, or help]. (Har p. 395. [See also 10.]) ― -b2- And hence, (Har ibid.,) ارتفق بِهِ He profited, or gained advantage or benefit, by him, or it, (S, Mgh, Msb, TA,) namely, a thing. (Msb.) [This phrase is also often used as meaning He made use of it; namely, a garment, and an implement, &c.] ― -b3- See also 6. -A2- Also He leaned upon the مِرْفَق of his arm [i. e. upon his elbow]: (O, Msb, * K:) or upon the pillow [called مِرْفَقَة]. (K.) -A3- And It was, or became, full, or filled. (K.)

He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him. (TA.)

He took a مِرْفَقَة, i. e. pillow [upon which to lean with his elbow]. (S.)

an inf. n. of رَفَقَ; (O, K;) Gentleness, softness, tenderness, graciousness, courteousness, or civility; contr. of عُنْفٌ; (S, O, Mgh, Msb;) i. q. لُطْفٌ, and حُسْنُ صَنِيعٍ, (IDrd, O, K,) or لِينُ جَانِبٍ and لَطَافَةُ فِعْلٍ; and so ↓ رَفَقٌ; (JK;) and ↓ رَافِقَةٌ likewise; whence the phrase أَوْلَى فُلَانًا رَافِقَةً [He treated such a one with gentleness, &c.]. (JK, IDrd, O.) It is also explained as meaning Good submission to that which conduces to what is comely, or pleasing. (TA.) ― -b2- And Gentleness, delicacy, nicety, neatness, or skilfulness, in work or operation; contr. of خُرْقٌ. (Mgh.) ― -b3- Also A thing by means of which one seeks help or assistance. (K.) See also مِرْفَقٌ.

inf. n. of رَفِقَ: see the next preceding paragraph. -A2- [Also Easy of attainment.] You say مَرْتَعٌ رَفَقٌ [A place of pasturing, or of unrestrained and plentiful pasturing,] easy to be sought [and attained]. (S, O.) And مَآءٌ رَفَقٌ Water that is easy (JK, S, O, K) to be sought (JK, S, O) and taken: (JK:) or of which the well-rope is short. (K.) And حَاجَةٌ رَفَقُ البِغْيَةِ An object of want that is easy [to be sought and attained]. (O, K.) -A3- Also A distortion of the elbow of a camel from the side. (Lth, S, O, K. [Said to be the inf. n. of رَفِقَ, q. v.]) ― -b2- And A stoppage of the orifice of the teat, (K,) or of the orifices of the teats, (O,) of a she-camel: (O, K:) so says Zeyd Ibn-Kuthweh: (O:) or a disorder in the orifice of the teat, in consequence of being badly milked, or of the milker's not shaking the teat to remove what remained in it, so that the milk reverts into the udder, and turns to blood, or becomes coagulated and mixed with yellow water. (K. [Perhaps in this sense, also, an inf. n.: see 1, last sentence.]) -A4- See also رُفْقَةٌ.

: see what next follows.