Raʾfah
رَأْفَة
Say it RAʾ-fah
The tenderest mercy
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Rafa, Raafa, Rafah
Meaning & source
The tenderest mercy, compassion.
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رأف: الرأْفة: الرَّحْمَةُ، وَقِيلَ: أَشد الرَّحْمَةِ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 9, p. 112 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)