رَؤُفَ
Root: رأف
Form: 1
Full Definition
رَؤُفَI
, Present.T
ـُ; and رَأَفَ, Present.T
ـَ; and رَئِفَ; Verbal.Noun رَأْفَةٌ and رَآفَةٌ and رَأَفٌ and رَأْفٌ, the first and second being inf. ns. of رَؤُفَ, [or the first is of رَأَفَ,] and the third being Verbal.Noun of رَئِفَ, and the fourth being of رَأَفَ; said of God, and of a man; [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: or it denotes a more special and more tender affection than رَحْمَةٌ; or the utmost degree thereof; or the most tender thereof: and رَافَ [in the CK رَأَفَ, as before, and in Freytag's Lex. رَاءَفَ,] and رَاوَفَ signify the same: [the right reading here appears to be رَافَ; (for it is said in the K in art. روف that رَافَ, Present.T يَرَافُ, is a dial. var. of رَأَفَ, Present.T يَرْأَفُ;) and رَاوَفَ is-doubtful; ] or رَافَ, Verbal.Noun رَوْفٌ, signifies سَكَنَ [he, or it, was, or became, still, &c.]; and رَأَفَ is a dial. var. thereof [signifying thus]; and is not from رَؤُوفٌ syn. with رَحِيمٌ. (M in art. روف.)
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