رءى

رَأْوَةٌ ذ An indication of a thing. (M in art. رأو [to which it belongs: but in the S and TA mentioned in the present art.; and in the T, in art. رأ: in one copy of the S written رَاآوَةٌ; and in one place in the TA, written رؤاوة, and said to be like ثُمَامَةٌ, app. from the author's having found it written رُاآوَةٌ for رَأْوَةٌ].) You say, عَلَى فُلَانٍ رَأْوَةُ الحُمْقِ [ Upon such a one is the indication of foolishness, or stupidity ]. (M.) And عَلَى وَجْهِهِ رَأْوَةُ الحُمْقِ [ Upon his face is the indication of foolishness, or stupidity ], when you know foolishness, or stupidity, to be in him before you test him. (Lh, T, S.) And اـِنَّ فِى وَجْهِهِ لَرَأْوَةً Verily in his face is an ugliness. (T.) [See also an explanation of أَرْأَى, above. J seems to have regarded the و as substituted for ى.]