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 (plural مَرَافِق‎ (marāfiq))

elbow
(any useful) device
1. crank

Declension

Declension of noun مِرْفَق (mirfaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَق mirfaq	الْمِرْفَق‎ al-mirfaq	مِرْفَق mirfaq
Nominative	مِرْفَقٌ mirfaqun	الْمِرْفَقُ‎ al-mirfaqu	مِرْفَقُ mirfaqu
Accusative	مِرْفَقًا‎ mirfaqan	الْمِرْفَقَ‎ al-mirfaqa	مِرْفَقَ mirfaqa
Genitive	مِرْفَقٍ mirfaqin	الْمِرْفَقِ‎ al-mirfaqi	مِرْفَقِ mirfaqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَقَيْن‎ mirfaqayn	الْمِرْفَقَيْن‎ al-mirfaqayn	مِرْفَقَيْ‎ mirfaqay
Nominative	مِرْفَقَانِ‎ mirfaqāni	الْمِرْفَقَانِ‎ al-mirfaqāni	مِرْفَقَا‎ mirfaqā
Accusative	مِرْفَقَيْنِ‎ mirfaqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ‎ al-mirfaqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ‎ mirfaqay
Genitive	مِرْفَقَيْنِ‎ mirfaqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ‎ al-mirfaqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ‎ mirfaqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَافِق‎ marāfiq	الْمَرَافِق‎ al-marāfiq	مَرَافِق‎ marāfiq
Nominative	مَرَافِقُ‎ marāfiqu	الْمَرَافِقُ‎ al-marāfiqu	مَرَافِقُ‎ marāfiqu
Accusative	مَرَافِقَ‎ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقَ‎ al-marāfiqa	مَرَافِقَ‎ marāfiqa
Genitive	مَرَافِقَ‎ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقِ‎ al-marāfiqi	مَرَافِقِ‎ marāfiqi

Noun

مِرْفَق or مَرْفِق • (mirfaq or marfiq) m (plural مَرَافِق‎ (marāfiq))

Declension

Declension of noun مِرْفَق (mirfaq)‎; مَرْفِق (marfiq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَق‎; مَرْفِق mirfaq‎; marfiq	الْمِرْفَق‎‎; الْمَرْفِق‎ al-mirfaq‎; al-marfiq	مِرْفَق‎; مَرْفِق mirfaq‎; marfiq
Nominative	مِرْفَقٌ‎; مَرْفِقٌ mirfaqun‎; marfiqun	الْمِرْفَقُ‎‎; الْمَرْفِقُ‎ al-mirfaqu‎; al-marfiqu	مِرْفَقُ‎; مَرْفِقُ mirfaqu‎; marfiqu
Accusative	مِرْفَقًا‎‎; مَرْفِقًا‎ mirfaqan‎; marfiqan	الْمِرْفَقَ‎‎; الْمَرْفِقَ‎ al-mirfaqa‎; al-marfiqa	مِرْفَقَ‎; مَرْفِقَ mirfaqa‎; marfiqa
Genitive	مِرْفَقٍ‎; مَرْفِقٍ mirfaqin‎; marfiqin	الْمِرْفَقِ‎‎; الْمَرْفِقِ‎ al-mirfaqi‎; al-marfiqi	مِرْفَقِ‎; مَرْفِقِ mirfaqi‎; marfiqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْفَقَيْن‎‎; مَرْفِقَيْن‎ mirfaqayn‎; marfiqayn	الْمِرْفَقَيْن‎‎; الْمَرْفِقَيْن‎ al-mirfaqayn‎; al-marfiqayn	مِرْفَقَيْ‎‎; مَرْفِقَيْ‎ mirfaqay‎; marfiqay
Nominative	مِرْفَقَانِ‎‎; مَرْفِقَانِ‎ mirfaqāni‎; marfiqāni	الْمِرْفَقَانِ‎‎; الْمَرْفِقَانِ‎ al-mirfaqāni‎; al-marfiqāni	مِرْفَقَا‎‎; مَرْفِقَا‎ mirfaqā‎; marfiqā
Accusative	مِرْفَقَيْنِ‎‎; مَرْفِقَيْنِ‎ mirfaqayni‎; marfiqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَرْفِقَيْنِ‎ al-mirfaqayni‎; al-marfiqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ‎‎; مَرْفِقَيْ‎ mirfaqay‎; marfiqay
Genitive	مِرْفَقَيْنِ‎‎; مَرْفِقَيْنِ‎ mirfaqayni‎; marfiqayni	الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَرْفِقَيْنِ‎ al-mirfaqayni‎; al-marfiqayni	مِرْفَقَيْ‎‎; مَرْفِقَيْ‎ mirfaqay‎; marfiqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَافِق‎ marāfiq	الْمَرَافِق‎ al-marāfiq	مَرَافِق‎ marāfiq
Nominative	مَرَافِقُ‎ marāfiqu	الْمَرَافِقُ‎ al-marāfiqu	مَرَافِقُ‎ marāfiqu
Accusative	مَرَافِقَ‎ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقَ‎ al-marāfiqa	مَرَافِقَ‎ marāfiqa
Genitive	مَرَافِقَ‎ marāfiqa	الْمَرَافِقِ‎ al-marāfiqi	مَرَافِقِ‎ marāfiqi

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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