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رافَق
to accompany, to go along with (someone) /raːˈfaːqa/
verbB2#3562 most common
Also: to escort, to keep someone company
Example sentences
هُوَ رافَقَ صَديقَهُ إلى المَدرَسةِ.
He accompanied his friend to school.
رافَقْتُ أُختي إلى السّوقِ أَمس.
I accompanied my sister to the market yesterday.
سَتُرافِقُنا في الرِّحلةِ غَداً.
She will accompany us on the trip tomorrow.
يُرافِقُ الطَّبيبُ المَريضَ خِلالَ العَمَليَّةِ.
The doctor accompanies the patient during the operation.
رافَقَ الوَفدُ الرَّئيسَ في زِيارَتِهِ الرَّسميَّةِ لِلبِلادِ الأُخرى.
The delegation accompanied the president on his official visit to the other country.
كانَت المَوسيقى الحَزينةُ تُرافِقُ مَشاهِدَ الفيلمِ الأَخيرةَ بِشَكلٍ يُثيرُ مَشاعِرَ المُشاهِدين.
Sad music accompanied the film's final scenes in a way that stirred the viewers' emotions.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُرافِقُ | رافَقْتُ | سَأُرافِقُ |
| 2sg | تُرافِقُ | رافَقْتَ | سَتُرافِقُ |
| 3sg | يُرافِقُ | رافَقَ | سَيُرافِقُ |
| 1pl | نُرافِقُ | رافَقْنا | سَنُرافِقُ |
| 2pl | تُرافِقونَ | رافَقْتُم | سَتُرافِقونَ |
| 3pl | يُرافِقونَ | رافَقوا | سَيُرافِقونَ |
Word family
رفيقcompanion, friend
مُرافَقةaccompaniment, escorting
مُرافِقcompanion, escort, attendantرِفقgentleness, kindness
تَرافَقto accompany each other
Etymology
رافَق comes from the Semitic root ر ف ق (r-f-q), which carries the sense of gentleness and companionship. The root gives Arabic رفيق, meaning friend or companion, and رفق, meaning kindness. رافَق is built on the Form III pattern فاعَل, which typically turns a root's core sense into an action done together with or toward another person, so the verb literally means to keep someone company or do the act of companionship with them.
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