"Rafah" meaning in English

See Rafah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɑːfə/ [UK], /ˈɹæfə/ [US]
Etymology: From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|رَفَح}} Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), {{der|en|grc|Ῥαφία}} Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), {{der|en|egy|Rpwḥw}} Egyptian Rpwḥw Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rafah
  1. A several places in Gaza
    Ellipsis of Rafah Governorate.: A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Capital: Rafah.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Rafah Governorate (extra: A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Capital: Rafah.) Categories (place): Governorates of Palestine, Places in Palestine
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  2. A several places in Gaza
    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.
    Categories (place): Places in Palestine
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  3. A several places in Gaza
    A city, the capital of Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; lying next to the eponymous city in Egypt.
    Categories (place): Capital cities, Cities in Palestine, Places in Palestine
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  4. A several places in Gaza
    Ellipsis of Rafah Refugee Camp.: A settlement, a refugee camp in the Rafah region, Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, lying next to the eponymous city of Rafah.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Rafah Refugee Camp (extra: A settlement, a refugee camp in the Rafah region, Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, lying next to the eponymous city of Rafah) Categories (place): Places in Palestine, Villages in Palestine
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  5. A city in North Sinai governate, Sinai, Egypt, lying next to the eponymous city in Gaza. Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Rafah-en-name-yXyYN3n7 Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 27 6 8 17 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 22 7 10 19 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 27 6 8 17 9 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 29 6 10 15 11 24
  6. Ellipsis of Rafah Crossing.: A border gate on the Egypt, — Gaza, Palestine, border in Rafah city. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Rafah Crossing (extra: A border gate on the Egypt, — Gaza, Palestine, border in Rafah city) Categories (place): Places in Egypt, Places in Palestine
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  7. A city in Egypt and Gaza, Palestine, split by an international border, each half a city in their own right, as well. Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Cities in Palestine, Places in Egypt, Places in Palestine Synonyms: Raphia
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Rafah Border Crossing, Rafah Border Gate, Rafah Camp, Rafah Crossing, Rafah Gate, Rafah Governorate, Rafah Refugee Camp Translations (city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine): Ῥαφία (Rhaphía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), رَفَح (rafaḥ) (Arabic), 拉法 (Lāfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ράφαχ (Ráfach) (Greek), Ράφα (Ráfa) (Greek), רָפִיחַ (Hebrew), رَفَح (rafah) (Iranian Persian), ラファフ (Rafafu) (Japanese), ラファ (Rafa) (Japanese), 라파 (Rapa) (Korean), 라파흐 (Rapaheu) (Korean), Rafachas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Ра́фах (Ráfax) (Russian), Rafah (Spanish), Rafáh (Spanish), Рафаҳ (Rafah) (Tajik) Translations (governorate in the Gaza Strip, Palestine): رَفَح (rafaḥ) (Arabic), 拉法 (Lāfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), رَفَح (rafah) (Iranian Persian), 라파 (Rapa) (Korean), 라파흐 (Rapaheu) (Korean), Ра́фах (Ráfax) (Russian), Рафаҳ (Rafah) (Tajik)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine': 19 21 22 18 6 6 8 Disambiguation of 'governorate in the Gaza Strip, Palestine': 21 23 22 18 4 5 7

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɑːfə/ [UK], /ˈɹæfə/ [US] Forms: Rafahs [plural]
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  1. A female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Rafa, Raffa
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Etymology number: 2
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      "expansion": "Rafah (plural Rafahs)",
      "name": "en-proper-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Rafa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Raffa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English female given names",
        "English given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɑːfə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹæfə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rafah"
}

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