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ريءه

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of breathing or respiration, specifically the expansion of the chest or throat. It also extends to concepts of foresight, caution, and seeing.

Derived headwords

رَئِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to breatheboth

    To inhale and exhale air, to respire.

  2. 2.
    to have a large chestclassical

    To have a wide or expanded chest, implying ease of breathing.

رِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lungboth

    The organ of respiration in humans and other vertebrates.

رَاءَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be cautiousclassical

    To be wary, to take precautions, to be on guard.

رَأَىverb
  1. 1.
    to seeboth

    To perceive with the eyes, to behold.

  2. 2.
    to thinkboth

    To have an opinion or belief about something.

  3. 3.
    to witnessboth

    To see or observe an event or occurrence.

رُؤْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    visionboth

    The faculty or state of being able to see.

  2. 2.
    sightboth

    The ability to see.

  3. 3.
    opinionboth

    A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

رَأْيnoun
  1. 1.
    opinionboth

    A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

  2. 2.
    viewboth

    A particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

Parallel reading

فسح عن خناقه
He loosened his grip on his throat.
و في الأمر: روأ
And in the matter: he was cautious.
ورايأ: اتقاه
And he was cautious: he guarded against it.
وراء: لغة في: رأى
And 'waraa' is a dialectal variant of 'ra'aa' (to see).
والاسم: الريء، بالكسر
And the noun is 'ar-ray' (with kasra), meaning opinion.