روء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of looking into something carefully, deliberating, and delaying a response. It also extends to a specific type of tree and its fruit, as well as certain natural substances like sea foam and plant sap.

Derived headwords

رَوَأَverb

1.
to deliberateboth
To look into a matter carefully, follow it up, and not hasten a response.

تَرْوِئَةnoun

1.
deliberationclassical
The act of looking into a matter carefully, following it up, and not hastening a response.

تَرْوِيئًاnoun

1.
deliberationclassical
The act of looking into a matter carefully, following it up, and not hastening a response.

الرَّوِيئَةnoun

1.
deliberationclassical
The act of looking into a matter carefully, following it up, and not hastening a response.

الرَّوِيَّةnoun

1.
deliberationclassical
The act of looking into a matter carefully, following it up, and not hastening a response.

رَاءَnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A lowland tree with white fruit.
2.
a type of treeclassical
A grayish tree with red fruit.

رَاءَةnoun

1.
a single treeclassical
The singular form of 'ra' (راء), referring to a specific tree.

رُوَىnoun

1.
diminutive of a treeclassical
The diminutive form of 'ra' (راء), referring to a small tree.

أَرْضٌ رَاءَتْother

1.
land with many treesclassical
Land that has become abundant with the tree 'ra' (راء).

الرَّاءnoun

1.
sea foamclassical
Foam that appears on the surface of the sea.

مَظّnoun

1.
dragon's bloodclassical
A red resinous substance obtained from certain plants, also described as the blood of the 'ghazal' or sap of the 'artal' tree.
2.
wild pomegranateclassical
A type of wild pomegranate.

Parallel reading

رَوَأَ في الأمر تروئة وترويئا: نظر فيه وتعقبه ولم يعجل بجواب.

He deliberated in the matter, a deliberation and a prolonged consideration: he looked into it, followed it up, and did not hasten a response.

وهي الرويئة، وقيل إنما هي الروية بغير همز، ثم قالوا روأ، فهمزوه على غير قياس كما قالوا حلأت السويق، وإنما هو من الحلاوة.

And it is 'al-ruway'i'ah', and it was said that it is actually 'al-ruwiyah' without hamza, then they said 'ru'a', and they hamzated it irregularly, just as they said 'hala'ta al-sawiq', when it is actually from 'al-halawah'.

وفي الصحاح: أن الروية جرت في كلامهم غير مهموزة.

And in Al-Sihah: that 'al-ruwiyah' occurred in their speech un-hamzated.

التهذيب: روأت في الأمر وريأت وفكرت بمعنى واحد.

Al-Tahdhib: 'Ru'tu fi al-amr' and 'ri'tu' and 'fakkartu' mean one thing.

والراء: شجر سهلي له ثمر أبيض.

And 'al-ra': is a lowland tree with white fruit.

وقيل: هو شجر أغبر له ثمر أحمر، واحدته راءة، وتصغيرها رويئة.

And it was said: it is a grayish tree with red fruit, its singular is 'ra'ah', and its diminutive is 'ruway'i'ah'.

وقال أبو حنيفة: الراءة لا تكون أطول ولا أعرض من قدر الإنسان جالسا.

And Abu Hanifa said: 'Al-ra'ah' is not longer or wider than the measure of a sitting person.

قال: وعن بعض أعراب عمان أنه قال: الراءة شجيرة ترتفع على ساق ثم تتفرع، لها ورق مدور أحرش.

He said: And from some of the Bedouins of Oman, he said: 'Al-ra'ah' is a small tree that rises on a stem then branches out, it has round, rough leaves.

قال، وقال غيره: شجيرة جبلية كأنها عظلمة، ولها زهرة بيضاء لينة كأنها قطن.

He said, and others said: a mountainous shrub like 'athlamah', and it has a soft white flower like cotton.

وأروأت الأرض: كثر راؤها، عن أبي زيد، حكى ذلك أبو علي الفارسي.

And 'arwa'at al-ard': the land became abundant with its 'ra' trees, according to Abu Zayd, Abu Ali al-Farsi narrated this.

أبو الهيثم: الراء: زبد البحر، والمظ: دم الأخوين، وهو دم الغزال وعصارة عروق الأرطى، وهي حمر، وأنشد:

Abu Al-Haytham: 'Al-ra': is sea foam, and 'al-mazh': is dragon's blood, which is the blood of the gazelle and the sap of the 'artal' tree, and it is red, and he recited:

كأن، بنحرها وبمشفريها ... ومخلج أنفها، راء ومظ

As if, on her chest and her lips... and the bridge of her nose, were 'ra' and 'mazh'.

والمظ: رمان البر.

And 'al-mazh': is wild pomegranate.