رَافَ

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رَافَI , Present.T يَرَافُ, or يَرُوفُ, Verbal.Noun رَوْفٌ, is a dial. var. of رَأَفَ, Present.T يَرْأَفُ: or, as some say, رَوْفٌ signifies The being still; and is not from الرَّأْفَةُ: [ISd says,] رَافَ, Verbal.Noun رَوْفٌ, signifies سَكَنَ [he, or it, was, or became, still, &c.] and رَأَفَ [q. v.] is a dial. var. thereof [signifying thus]; and is not from رَؤُوفٌ syn. with رَحِيمٌ.

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