رفيق

See also: رفیق, رقيق, and رفيف

Arabic

Root
ر ف ق (r-f-q)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.fiːq/

Adjective

رَفِيق • (rafīq) (feminine رَفِيقَة (rafīqa), masculine plural رَفِيقُونَ (rafīqūna) or رِفَاق (rifāq) or رُفَقَاء (rufaqāʔ), feminine plural رَفِيقَات (rafīqāt) or رَفَائِق (rafāʔiq))

gentle, nice, kind
Synonym: لَطِيف (laṭīf)

Antonyms: عَنِيف (ʕanīf), شَدِيد (šadīd), قَاسٍ (qāsin), غَلِيظ (ḡalīẓ)

Declension

Declension of adjective رَفِيق (rafīq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَفِيق rafīq	الرَّفِيق ar-rafīq	رَفِيقَة rafīqa	الرَّفِيقَة ar-rafīqa
Nominative	رَفِيقٌ rafīqun	الرَّفِيقُ ar-rafīqu	رَفِيقَةٌ rafīqatun	الرَّفِيقَةُ ar-rafīqatu
Accusative	رَفِيقًا rafīqan	الرَّفِيقَ ar-rafīqa	رَفِيقَةً rafīqatan	الرَّفِيقَةَ ar-rafīqata
Genitive	رَفِيقٍ rafīqin	الرَّفِيقِ ar-rafīqi	رَفِيقَةٍ rafīqatin	الرَّفِيقَةِ ar-rafīqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَفِيقَيْن rafīqayn	الرَّفِيقَيْن ar-rafīqayn	رَفِيقَتَيْن rafīqatayn	الرَّفِيقَتَيْن ar-rafīqatayn
Nominative	رَفِيقَانِ rafīqāni	الرَّفِيقَانِ ar-rafīqāni	رَفِيقَتَانِ rafīqatāni	الرَّفِيقَتَانِ ar-rafīqatāni
Accusative	رَفِيقَيْنِ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَتَيْنِ rafīqatayni	الرَّفِيقَتَيْنِ ar-rafīqatayni
Genitive	رَفِيقَيْنِ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَتَيْنِ rafīqatayni	الرَّفِيقَتَيْنِ ar-rafīqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَفِيقِين‎; رِفَاق‎; رُفَقَاء rafīqīn‎; rifāq‎; rufaqāʔ	الرَّفِيقِين‎; الرِّفَاق‎; الرُّفَقَاء ar-rafīqīn‎; ar-rifāq‎; ar-rufaqāʔ	رَفِيقَات‎; رَفَائِق rafīqāt‎; rafāʔiq	الرَّفِيقَات‎; الرَّفَائِق ar-rafīqāt‎; ar-rafāʔiq
Nominative	رَفِيقُونَ‎; رِفَاقٌ‎; رُفَقَاءُ rafīqūna‎; rifāqun‎; rufaqāʔu	الرَّفِيقُونَ‎; الرِّفَاقُ‎; الرُّفَقَاءُ ar-rafīqūna‎; ar-rifāqu‎; ar-rufaqāʔu	رَفِيقَاتٌ‎; رَفَائِقُ rafīqātun‎; rafāʔiqu	الرَّفِيقَاتُ‎; الرَّفَائِقُ ar-rafīqātu‎; ar-rafāʔiqu
Accusative	رَفِيقِينَ‎; رِفَاقًا‎; رُفَقَاءَ rafīqīna‎; rifāqan‎; rufaqāʔa	الرَّفِيقِينَ‎; الرِّفَاقَ‎; الرُّفَقَاءَ ar-rafīqīna‎; ar-rifāqa‎; ar-rufaqāʔa	رَفِيقَاتٍ‎; رَفَائِقَ rafīqātin‎; rafāʔiqa	الرَّفِيقَاتِ‎; الرَّفَائِقَ ar-rafīqāti‎; ar-rafāʔiqa
Genitive	رَفِيقِينَ‎; رِفَاقٍ‎; رُفَقَاءَ rafīqīna‎; rifāqin‎; rufaqāʔa	الرَّفِيقِينَ‎; الرِّفَاقِ‎; الرُّفَقَاءِ ar-rafīqīna‎; ar-rifāqi‎; ar-rufaqāʔi	رَفِيقَاتٍ‎; رَفَائِقَ rafīqātin‎; rafāʔiqa	الرَّفِيقَاتِ‎; الرَّفَائِقِ ar-rafīqāti‎; ar-rafāʔiqi

Noun

رَفِيق • (rafīq) m (plural رَفِيقُونَ (rafīqūna) or رِفَاق (rifāq) or رُفَقَاء (rufaqāʔ), feminine رَفِيقَة (rafīqa) or رَفِيق (rafīq))

friend, comrade, associate, colleague, companion, fellow
Synonyms: صَدِيق (ṣadīq), صَاحِب (ṣāḥib)

Declension

Declension of noun رَفِيق (rafīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَفِيق rafīq	الرَّفِيق ar-rafīq	رَفِيق rafīq
Nominative	رَفِيقٌ rafīqun	الرَّفِيقُ ar-rafīqu	رَفِيقُ rafīqu
Accusative	رَفِيقًا rafīqan	الرَّفِيقَ ar-rafīqa	رَفِيقَ rafīqa
Genitive	رَفِيقٍ rafīqin	الرَّفِيقِ ar-rafīqi	رَفِيقِ rafīqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَفِيقَيْن rafīqayn	الرَّفِيقَيْن ar-rafīqayn	رَفِيقَيْ rafīqay
Nominative	رَفِيقَانِ rafīqāni	الرَّفِيقَانِ ar-rafīqāni	رَفِيقَا rafīqā
Accusative	رَفِيقَيْنِ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَيْ rafīqay
Genitive	رَفِيقَيْنِ rafīqayni	الرَّفِيقَيْنِ ar-rafīqayni	رَفِيقَيْ rafīqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُفَقَاء rufaqāʔ	الرُّفَقَاء ar-rufaqāʔ	رُفَقَاء rufaqāʔ
Nominative	رُفَقَاءُ rufaqāʔu	الرُّفَقَاءُ ar-rufaqāʔu	رُفَقَاءُ rufaqāʔu
Accusative	رُفَقَاءَ rufaqāʔa	الرُّفَقَاءَ ar-rufaqāʔa	رُفَقَاءَ rufaqāʔa
Genitive	رُفَقَاءَ rufaqāʔa	الرُّفَقَاءِ ar-rufaqāʔi	رُفَقَاءِ rufaqāʔi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: رفيج (rfīj)
→ Pashto: رفيق (rafíq)
→ Persian: رفیق (rafiq)
- Tajik: рафиқ (rafiq)
→ Swahili: rafiki
- →? Malagasy: rafiky
→ Turkish: refik
→ Urdu: رفیق (rafīq)

Proper noun

رَفِيق • (rafīq) m

a male given name; Rafiq, Rafeeq, Rafik, Rafeek

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “رفق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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