رفاه

Arabic

Root
ر ف ه (r-f-h)

Etymology

Verbal noun of رَفُهَ (rafuha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.faːh/

Noun

رَفَاه • (rafāh) m

welfare

Declension

Declension of noun رَفَاه (rafāh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَفَاه rafāh	الرَّفَاه ar-rafāh	رَفَاه rafāh
Nominative	رَفَاهٌ rafāhun	الرَّفَاهُ ar-rafāhu	رَفَاهُ rafāhu
Accusative	رَفَاهًا rafāhan	الرَّفَاهَ ar-rafāha	رَفَاهَ rafāha
Genitive	رَفَاهٍ rafāhin	الرَّفَاهِ ar-rafāhi	رَفَاهِ rafāhi

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: rifah
→ Persian: رفاه
→ Ottoman Turkish: رفاه
- → Turkish: refah

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَفَاه (rafāh).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾa.ˈfɑːh]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.fɑ́ːʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rä.fɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rä.fɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæ.fɒ́ːʰ], [ɹe.fɒ́ːʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾä.fɔ́ʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rafāh
Dari reading^?	rafāh
Iranian reading^?	rafâh, refâh
Tajik reading^?	rafoh

Noun

رفاه • (rafâh or refâh)

welfare, prosperity, well-being
― dar refâh zendegi kardan ― to live well
welfare, social welfare, social security (government support)

Derived terms

رفاه عمومی (refâh-e omumi)
رفاهی (refâhi)

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