English Explanatory Dictionary

Rafah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Several places in Gaza.
  2. A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Governorate. Capital: Rafah.
  3. A metropolitan region in Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, lying to the south of Khan Younus and to the north of Sinai, Egypt.
  4. A city, the capital of Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; lying next to the eponymous city in Egypt.
  5. A settlement, a refugee camp in the Rafah region, Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Refugee Camp, lying next to the eponymous city of Rafah.
  6. A city in North Sinai governate, Sinai, Egypt, lying next to the eponymous city in Gaza.
  7. Ellipsis of Rafah Crossing: a border gate on the Egypt, — Gaza, Palestine, border in Rafah city.
  8. A city in Egypt and Gaza, Palestine, split by an international border, each half a city in their own right, as well.
name
  1. A female given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɑːfə/ /ˈɹæfə/

Word forms

Rafah Rafahs

Etymology

From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst

Synonyms

Raphia

Related words

Rafa Raffa

Derived words

Rafah Border Crossing Rafah Border Gate Rafah Camp Rafah Crossing Rafah Gate Rafah Governorate Rafah Refugee Camp

Translations

Arabic: رَفَح Chinese Mandarin: 拉法 Hindi: रफ़ह Korean: 라파 Korean: 라파흐 Dari: رَفَح Iranian Persian: رَفَح Russian: Ра́фах Tajik: Рафаҳ Greek: Ράφαχ Greek: Ράφα Ancient Greek: Ῥαφία Hebrew: רָפִיחַ Japanese: ラファフ Japanese: ラファ Lithuanian: Rafachas Spanish: Rafah Spanish: Rafáh
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