Rāfiʿ
رافع
Say it RAA-fi
One who raises up
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- r-f-ʿ
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Companions
- Also spelled
- Rafi, Rafee, Rafie
Meaning & source
One who raises up; rafʿ is the opposite of lowering.
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والرَّفْعُ: ضِدُّ الوَضْع، رَفَعْته فارْتَفَع فَهُوَ نَقيض الخَفْض فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، رَفَعه يَرْفَعُه رَفْعاً ورَفُع هُوَ رَفاعة وارْتَفَع.