Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَرْفَيْتُ

Root: رفو

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَرْفَيْتُIV I had recourse, or I betook myself, or repaired, to him, or it, for refuge, protection, preservation, concealment, covert, or lodging: and I inclined to, or towards, him, or it: a dial. var. of أَرْفَأْتُ.

def.2 أَرْفَيْتُ السَّفِينَةَ I brought the ship near to the land; a dial. var. of أَرْفَأْتُ.
2 See also 3, last sentence.


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