رفع
r-f-ʿ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root رفع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "رفع" (rafaʿa) primarily means to raise, elevate, or uplift something, often in contrast to lowering it.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
r-f-ʿ
Listen:
وَرَفَعْنَا
94:4
Root letters:
ر — ف — ع
Word Family Tree (20 forms)
All word forms derived from the root رفع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 22×
Noun 7×
Concordance — 29 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root رفع appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (22) · Noun (7)
Verb (22 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:100
Verb
وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَیۡهِ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ وَخَرُّوا۟ لَهُۥ سُجَّدࣰاۖ وَقَالَ یَـٰۤأَبَتِ هَـٰذَا تَأۡوِیلُ رُءۡیَـٰیَ مِن قَبۡلُ قَدۡ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّی حَقࣰّاۖ وَقَدۡ أَحۡسَنَ بِیۤ إِذۡ أَخۡرَجَنِی مِنَ ٱلسِّجۡنِ وَجَاۤءَ بِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡبَدۡوِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن نَّزَغَ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ بَیۡنِی وَبَیۡنَ إِخۡوَتِیۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی لَطِیفࣱ لِّمَا یَشَاۤءُۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ ١٠٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise
Joseph 12:76
Verb
فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِیَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَاۤءِ أَخِیهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَاۤءِ أَخِیهِۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِیُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِیَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِی دِینِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّاۤ أَن یَشَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَـٰتࣲ مَّن نَّشَاۤءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِی عِلۡمٍ عَلِیمࣱ ٧٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing
The Thunder 13:2
Verb
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ بِغَیۡرِ عَمَدࣲ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلࣱّ یَجۡرِی لِأَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّىۚ یُدَبِّرُ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ یُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمۡ تُوقِنُونَ ٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain
Mary 19:57
Verb
وَرَفَعۡنَـٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِیًّا ٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We raised him to a high station
The Light 24:36
Verb
فِی بُیُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرۡفَعَ وَیُذۡكَرَ فِیهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ یُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِیهَا بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡءَاصَالِ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evening
Derived Forms (20)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَرَفَعْنَا | warafaʿnaā | Verb | 5× | |
| وَرَفَعَ | warafaʿa | Verb | 3× | |
| مَّرْفُوعَةٍ | marfuwʿahin | Noun | 2× | |
| رَفَعَ | rafaʿa | Verb | 2× | |
| نَرْفَعُ | narfaʿu | Verb | 2× | |
| رُفِعَتْ | rufiʿat | Verb | 1× | |
| مَّرْفُوعَةٌ | marfuwʿahun | Noun | 1× | |
| يَرْفَعِ | yarfaʿi | Verb | 1× | |
| رَّافِعَةٌ | raāfiʿahun | Noun | 1× | |
| رَفَعَهَا | rafaʿahaā | Verb | 1× |