Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

رَفِيفٌ

Root: رف

Full Definition

رَفِيفٌ Shining, or glistening. (KL. [The meaning of “ dispersed ” assigned to it by Golius as on the authority of the KL is not in my copy of that work, nor is any other meaning than that which I have given above; in which sense it is app. an Verbal.Noun used as an epithet: it is expl. in the KL by the Pers. word درخشنده.]) One says also ثَغْرٌ رَفَافٌ [app. رَفَّافٌ ] Front teeth shining or glistening.
2 Applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, and to trees (شَجَر), and other things, Moistened [app. by dew or the like, so as to be rendered glossy].
3 Also, applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, Thin.

def.2 Abundance of herbage, or of the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life.

def.3 The lily.

def.4 The roof of a [tent such as is called] فُسْطَاط.
2 See also رَفْرَفٌ.

def.5 ذَاتُ الرَّفِيف Boats upon which a river was crossed, consisting of two or three joined together, for the use of the king.


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