مرفق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ف ق (r-f-q); tool noun in the sense of a thing used for ease and comfort; hence a thing used to relax upon, and devices providing convenience.

Noun

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

1. elbow

   Synonym: كُوع (kūʕ)

   Coordinate term: مَنْكِب (mankib, “the shoulder joint”)

2. (any useful) device
   1. crank

Declension

Declension of noun مِرْفَق (mirfaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

Etymology 2

Noun of place from the root ر ف ق (r-f-q).

Noun

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

1. armrest
2. convenience, amenity
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:16:

     يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا

     Your Lord will reveal for you something of His mercy and prepare for you in your affair some comfort.

3. appurtenance
4. (in the plural) civilizational institutions
5. (in the plural) comfort
6. (in the plural) public utilities

   الْمَرَافِقُ ٱلْعَامَّةُ ― al-marāfiqu l-ʕāmmatu ― public utilities

7. (in the plural) installations
8. (in the plural) facilities

Declension

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

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

Noun

مُرْفَق • (murfaq) m (dual مُرْفَقَانِ (murfaqāni), plural مُرْفَقَات (murfaqāt))

1. (computing) an attachment

Declension

Declension of noun مُرْفَق (murfaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرْفَق murfaq	الْمُرْفَق al-murfaq	مُرْفَق murfaq
Nominative	مُرْفَقٌ murfaqun	الْمُرْفَقُ al-murfaqu	مُرْفَقُ murfaqu
Accusative	مُرْفَقًا murfaqan	الْمُرْفَقَ al-murfaqa	مُرْفَقَ murfaqa
Genitive	مُرْفَقٍ murfaqin	الْمُرْفَقِ al-murfaqi	مُرْفَقِ murfaqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرْفَقَيْن murfaqayn	الْمُرْفَقَيْن al-murfaqayn	مُرْفَقَيْ murfaqay
Nominative	مُرْفَقَانِ murfaqāni	الْمُرْفَقَانِ al-murfaqāni	مُرْفَقَا murfaqā
Accusative	مُرْفَقَيْنِ murfaqayni	الْمُرْفَقَيْنِ al-murfaqayni	مُرْفَقَيْ murfaqay
Genitive	مُرْفَقَيْنِ murfaqayni	الْمُرْفَقَيْنِ al-murfaqayni	مُرْفَقَيْ murfaqay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرْفَقَات murfaqāt	الْمُرْفَقَات al-murfaqāt	مُرْفَقَات murfaqāt
Nominative	مُرْفَقَاتٌ murfaqātun	الْمُرْفَقَاتُ al-murfaqātu	مُرْفَقَاتُ murfaqātu
Accusative	مُرْفَقَاتٍ murfaqātin	الْمُرْفَقَاتِ al-murfaqāti	مُرْفَقَاتِ murfaqāti
Genitive	مُرْفَقَاتٍ murfaqātin	الْمُرْفَقَاتِ al-murfaqāti	مُرْفَقَاتِ murfaqāti

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِرْفَق (mirfaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.faq/

Noun

مرفق • (marfaq) m (plural مرافق (mrāfeq))

1. elbow

   Synonym: كوع (kūʕ)