رَافِهٌ
Root: رفه
Full Definition
رَافِهٌ
, applied to life, as meaning Ample in its means or circumstances, unstraitened, or plentiful, [and easy, pleasant, soft, or delicate; like
رَفِيهٌ :
2 and] applied to a man, In a state of ease, and ampleness of the means or circumstances of life; in a state of rest, or ease; enjoying an easy, a pleasant, a soft, or a delicate, life; as also رَفِيهٌ (K [though this seems to be applied more properly to life itself, being from رَفُهَ,]) and رَفْهَانُ and مُتَرَفِّهٌ : or رَفْهَانُ signifies in a state of rest, or ease, after fatigue; and its pl. is رِفَاهٌ and رَفَاهَى.
3 إِبِلٌ رَوَافِهُ, [the latter word being pl. of رَافِهَةٌ,] Camels coming to the water to drink every day, when they will.
4 بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ لَيْلَةٌ رَافِهَةٌ, and ثَلَاثُ لَيَالٍ رَوَافِهُ, [Between me and thee is a night, and are three nights,] of gentle, or easy, journeying.
5 هُوَ رَافِهٌ بِهِ He is affected with mercy, pity, or compassion, for him.
2 and] applied to a man, In a state of ease, and ampleness of the means or circumstances of life; in a state of rest, or ease; enjoying an easy, a pleasant, a soft, or a delicate, life; as also رَفِيهٌ (K [though this seems to be applied more properly to life itself, being from رَفُهَ,]) and رَفْهَانُ and مُتَرَفِّهٌ : or رَفْهَانُ signifies in a state of rest, or ease, after fatigue; and its pl. is رِفَاهٌ and رَفَاهَى.
3 إِبِلٌ رَوَافِهُ, [the latter word being pl. of رَافِهَةٌ,] Camels coming to the water to drink every day, when they will.
4 بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ لَيْلَةٌ رَافِهَةٌ, and ثَلَاثُ لَيَالٍ رَوَافِهُ, [Between me and thee is a night, and are three nights,] of gentle, or easy, journeying.
5 هُوَ رَافِهٌ بِهِ He is affected with mercy, pity, or compassion, for him.
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