رَافِعٌ

act. particle n. of رَفَعَهُ; Raising; &c. (Msb, TA.)

الرَّافِعُ, one of the names of God, meaning (tropical:) The Exalter of the believer by prospering [him], and of his saints by teaching [them]. (TA.) خَافِضَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ, in the Qur'an, 56:3, is explained in article خفض.

رَافِعَةٌ, for جَمَاعَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ, (S, TA,) or نَفْسٌ رَافِعَةٌ: (TA:) see a tradition (commencing with the words كُلُّ رَافِعَةِ) in the first paragraph of this article

نَاقَةٌ رَافِعٌ (tropical:) A she-camel [drawing up, or withdrawing, or withholding, her milk; i. e.,] not yielding her milk: (A, TA:) or when she draws up, &c., or refuses to yield, (إِذَا رَفَعَتْ,) the biestings in her udder. (As, S, K.) [See also دَافِعٌ, to which it is opposed.]

-A2- (tropical:) A man going up, or upwards, through the countries, or lands: plural with ون. (TA.)

(tropical:) Lightning rising. (Lth, K, TA.)

رَوَافِعُ [plural of رَافِعةٌ for جَمَاعَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ] (assumed tropical:) People going the pace termed مَرْفوع [on their camels or beasts]. (ISk.)

أَرْضٌ رَافِعَةُ السُّقْيَا (assumed tropical:) Land difficult of irrigation; opposite of خَافِضَةٌ السقيا. (TA in article خفض.)