Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ر ف ع (r-f-ʕ)

Compare رَفَعَ (rafaʕa, to lift).

Verb edit

رَافَعَ (rāfaʕa) III, non-past يُرَافِعُ‎ (yurāfiʕu)

  1. to act as defense counsel, to defend, to plead a cause
  2. to summon, to summons
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ر ف ع (r-f-ʕ)

Derived from the active participle of رَفَعَ (rafaʕa, to lift).

Noun edit

رَافِع (rāfiʕm (plural رَافِعَات (rāfiʕāt))

  1. hoist, crane, lift, elevator, windlass, winch
Declension edit

Noun edit

رَافِع (rāfiʕm (plural رَافِعُون (rāfiʕūn))

  1. lever (in compounds)
Declension edit