Where does “رفيع” come from?

رفيع (Arabic) comes from Arabic رفع, from Arabic رَفَعَ, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

رفيع (Arabic): lifting up; high, elevated, sublime; loud, having...

Definitions

  1. lifting up; high, elevated, sublime; loud, having...

Ancestry of “رفيع”, step by step

رفيع traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic رفع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرفعto lift, to raise aloft, to hoist up, to heave...
2Arabicرَفَعَraise up; to lift
3Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
4Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out

via Arabic رَفِيع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَفِيعlofty; high, lofty
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَEvery word from Arabic فEvery word from Arabic رَفَعَ