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روء

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of looking, observing, and contemplating. It extends to the idea of careful consideration, deliberation, and delaying a response. Secondary meanings relate to specific types of trees and abundant sea foam.

Derived headwords

رَوَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to look intoboth

    To look into a matter, to consider it carefully, and to not rush into a response.

تَرَوَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to considerclassical

    To look into a matter, to follow it up, and to delay giving an answer.

تَرْوِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    considerationclassical

    The act of looking into a matter and considering it.

تَرْوِيئًاnoun
  1. 1.
    deliberationclassical

    The act of contemplating or deliberating upon a matter.

الرُّوَيْئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    careful considerationclassical

    A careful look into a matter, a thoughtful consideration.

الرَّوِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    deliberationclassical

    The act of looking into a matter and delaying a response; thoughtful consideration.

رَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A type of tree, with the singular form being 'ra'a' (بهاء).

أَرْوَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    A place is described as 'arwaa' if it is abundant with the 'raa' tree.

زَبَدُ البَحْرnoun
  1. 1.
    sea foamclassical

    Refers to the foam found on the sea.

Parallel reading

روأ في الأمر تروئة وترويئا
He looked into the matter with consideration and deliberation.
نظر فيه
He looked into it.
وتعقبه
And he followed it up.
ولم يعجل بجواب
And he did not rush with an answer.
والاسم: الرويئة والروية
And the noun is: al-ruway'ah and al-rawiyah.
والراء: شجر
And 'raa' is a tree.
واحدته بهاء
Its singular is 'raa' (بهاء).
وأروأ المكان: كثر به
And the place was abundant with it (the tree).
وزبد البحر
And sea foam.