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راه

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concepts of coming, going, and appearing or seeming. It encompasses movement, arrival, and the visual perception of things, particularly illusions like mirages.

Derived headwords

رَاهَverb
  1. 1.
    to come and goclassical

    This is the primary meaning of the verb in its basic form, indicating movement back and forth.

يَرِيهِverb
  1. 1.
    to show himboth

    This is the Form IV (أَفْعَلَ) of the verb, meaning to cause something to be seen or to appear to someone.

تَرَاءَىverb
  1. 1.
    to appear to each otherboth

    This is the Form VI (تَفَاعَلَ) of the verb, indicating mutual appearance or seeing each other.

تُرِيهِ السَّرَابُverb
  1. 1.
    the mirage appears to himclassical

    This specific phrasing describes the phenomenon of a mirage seeming to appear or be visible to someone.

تَرِيعُverb
  1. 1.
    it appearsclassical

    This verb form, derived from the root, signifies the act of appearing or becoming visible, often used in the context of illusions.

المِرَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    mirageclassical

    This noun refers to an optical illusion, typically seen in hot weather, that makes it seem as if there is water or a pool of water on the ground.

المُرِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    illusoryclassical

    This adjective describes something that is deceptive or appears to be real but is not, like a mirage.

Parallel reading

رَاهَ يَرَاهُ: جَاءَ، وَذَهَبَ.
Raha yarahu: it came, and it went.
وَتُرِيهِ السَّرَابُ: تَرِيعُ.
And the mirage appears to him: it appears.
وَالمِرَاءُ، كَمُحَمَّدٍ: المُرِيُّ.
And al-miraa', like Muhammad: al-muri.