Rafia: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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رافعہ
رَافِعَة
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Rafia (رافعہ, Arabic رَافِعَة) means “one who raises up, exalts”. It comes from the Arabic root ر ف ع. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر ف ع.
- Meaning
- one who raises up, exalts
- معنی
- بلند کرنے والی
Where it comes from
Feminine active participle of rafaʿa, to raise; khāfiḍatun rāfiʿah occurs in Quran 56:3.
- Say it
- raa-fi-aAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر ف ع
- Other spellings
- Rafiya · Rafiah
- Themes
- Honour