مرفق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ف ق (r-f-q). Has the form of a tool noun but the verb رَفَقَ (rafaqa, to be kind, to treat gently) does not fit the meaning very well.

Noun

مِرْفَق (mirfaq) m (dual مِرْفَقَانِ (mirfaqāni), plural مَرَافِق (marāfiq))

  1. elbow
  2. (any useful) device
    1. crank

Declension

Noun

مِرْفَق or مَرْفِق (mirfaq or marfiq) m (dual مِرْفَقَانِ (mirfaqāni) or مَرْفِقَانِ (marfiqāni), plural مَرَافِق (marāfiq))

  1. armrest
  2. convenience, amenity
  3. appurtenance
  4. (plural) civilizational institutions
  5. (plural) comfort
  6. (plural) public utilities
  7. (plural) installations
  8. (plural) facilities

Declension

References

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