رَفَأَ السَّفِينَةَ

, (M, Mgh, K,) aorist رَفَاَ , verbal noun رَفْءٌ, (M,) He brought the ship near to the bank of a river; (M, K;) as also أَرْفَأَهَا: (S, TA:) or both signify he brought the ship near to the bank of a river and made her still, or motionless: (Mgh:) or the latter, he brought her near to the land; or to the part of the land that was near; or so the former according to AZ; (T;) and so the latter: but in the K, ارفأ is explained as signifying simply he made, or drew, or brought, near. (TA.) أَرْفَوءُوا إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ occurs in a tradition [as meaning They brought the ship near to an island]: and some say أَرْفَيْتُ for أَرْفَأْتُ; which latter is the original. (TA.)

[Hence, according to ISd in the M, but this I think doubtful,] رَفَأَ الثَّوْبَ, (AZ, T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) aorist as above, (AZ, T, S, Mgh, Msb,) and so the verbal noun, (AZ, T, S, Mgh,) He repaired, or mended, [or darned,] the garment, (S, Msb,) where it was rent; (S;) or he closed up what was rent in the garment, drawing the parts together, (M, Mgh, K,) by texture [with the needle, i. e. darning]: (Mgh:) and sometimes it is pronounced without ء; (S;) [i. e.,] one says also [رَفَا الثَّوْبَ, and] رَفَوْتُهُ, aorist رَفُاَ , (Msb,) verbal noun رَفْوٌ; (IAar, T, Msb;) and رَفَيْتُهُ, aorist رَفِاَ , verbal noun رَفْىٌ, which is of the dialect of Benoo-Kaab; (Msb;) but this last is strange. (TA.) [See 1 in article رفو.] One says, مَنِ اغْتَابَ خَرَقَ وَمَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ رَفَأَ (tropical:) [He who traduces another, behind his back or otherwise, though with truth, rends, and he who begs forgiveness repairs]: (S, M:) i. e., by الاِغْتِيَاب he rends his religion, and by الاِسْتِغْفَار he repairs it. (M.)

And [hence,] رَفَأَ بَيْنَهُمْ He effected a reconciliation, or made peace, between them; (M, K;) like رَقَأَ. (TA.)

And رَفَأَ الرَّجُلَ, (M, K,) aorist and verbal noun as above, (M,) He appeased quieted, or calmed, the man, (M, K, TA, [like رَفَاهُ, without ء, see article رفو,]) stilling his fear, or terror, and treated him with gentleness. (TA.)