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This root primarily relates to hope and expectation, encompassing the opposite of despair and the act of hoping. It also extends to meanings of direction, sides, and the act of delaying or postponing.

Derived headwords

رَجَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hopeboth

    The opposite of despair; the feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen.

  2. 2.
    side, regionclassical

    A direction or area, often referring to a side of a well or a general region.

رَجَاverb
  1. 1.
    to hopeboth

    To have hope or expectation for something.

رَجَاةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hopeclassical

    A form of hope or expectation.

مَرْجَاةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hopeclassical

    A thing that is hoped for or a source of hope.

رَجَاوَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hopeclassical

    A form of hope or expectation.

تَرُجِّيٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    hoping, expectationboth

    The act or state of hoping or expecting.

ارْتِجَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hope, expectationboth

    The act of hoping or seeking something.

  2. 2.
    fearclassical

    The act of fearing or being in awe of someone.

تَرْجِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hopeclassical

    The act of giving hope or causing someone to hope.

رِجْوَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sides, regionsclassical

    Plural of 'rajā', meaning sides or regions, especially of a well.

أَرْجَىverb
  1. 1.
    to make a well have sidesclassical

    To construct or enlarge the sides of a well.

  2. 2.
    to fail to catch gameclassical

    To hunt but not succeed in catching anything.

أُرْجُوَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    crimson, scarletclassical

    A deep red color, often referring to dyed fabrics or pigments.

  2. 2.
    red dyeclassical

    A pigment or dye that produces a red color.

أَحْمَرُ أُرْجُوَانِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    deep crimsonclassical

    A very intense and pure shade of red, like crimson.

إِرْجَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    postponement, delayboth

    The act of putting something off to a later time.

مُرْجِئَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Murji'itesclassical

    A theological sect that postponed judgment on the sinfulness of rulers, named for delaying action.

مَرْجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    delay, postponementclassical

    A state of being delayed or postponed.

مُرْجِئٌnoun
  1. 1.
    one who postponesclassical

    Someone who delays or postpones matters.

مُرْجِيٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    one who postponesclassical

    Someone who delays or postpones matters.

مُرْجَائِيٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    one who postponesclassical

    Someone who delays or postpones matters.

أَرْجَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to be near giving birthclassical

    Said of an animal whose offspring is close to being born.

مُرْجِئَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    near giving birthclassical

    Describing a female animal whose young is about to be born.

مُرْجِئٌadjective
  1. 1.
    near giving birthclassical

    Describing a female animal whose young is about to be born.

رَجِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to cease speakingclassical

    To become unable to speak or to stop speaking.

رُجِيَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be struck dumbclassical

    To be suddenly unable to speak, as if struck.

ارْتَجَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to fear itclassical

    To be in fear of something or someone.

أَرْجِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    something postponedclassical

    A thing that has been delayed or put off.

رَجَاءٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a singerclassical

    A female singer from Basra, mentioned in hadith.

Parallel reading

الرجاء: ضد اليأس، كالرجو والرجاة والمرجاة والرجاوة والترجي والارتجاء والترجية.
Hope: the opposite of despair, like 'raju', 'rajāh', 'marjāh', 'rajāwah', 'tarajjī', 'irtijā'', and 'tarjiyah'.
والرجا: الناحية، أو ناحية البئر، ويمد، وهما رجوان ج: أرجاء
And 'rajā' is the side, or the side of a well, and it is extended; and they are two 'rajwān', plural 'arjā'.
وأرجى البئر: جعل لها رجا
And 'arjā' the well: he made for it sides.
و الصيد: لم يصب منه شيئا.
And hunting: he did not catch anything from it.
ورمي به الرجوان: استهزاء، كأنه رمي به رجوا بئر.
And throwing him the 'rajwān': mockery, as if he were thrown into the sides of a well.
والأرجوان، بالضم: الأحمر، وثياب حمر، وصبغ أحمر، والحمرة، والنشاستج.
And 'al-urjuwān', with dammah: the red, and red garments, and red dye, and redness, and starch.
وأحمر أرجواني: قانئ.
And 'aḥmar urjuwānī': deep crimson.
والإرجاء: التأخير.
And 'al-irjā'': postponement.
والمرجئة: في ر ج أ، سموا لتقديمهم القول، وإرجائهم العمل، وهو مرج ومرجئ ومرجي ومرجائي.
And the Murji'ah: in R-J-A, they are named for their prioritizing speech and their postponing action, and it is 'marj', 'murji'', 'murjī', and 'murjā'ī'.
وأرجأت: دنت أن يخرج ولدها، فهي مرجئة ومرجئ ورجي
And 'arjā'at': she was near to giving birth, so she is 'marji'ah' and 'murji'' and 'rajī'.
كـ رضي: انقطع عن الكلام.
Like 'raḍī': he ceased speaking.
ورجي عليه، كـ عني: أرتج عليه.
And 'rujiya 'alayhi', like 'u'niya: he was struck dumb.
وارتجاه: خافه.
And 'irtajāhu': he feared it.
والأرجية، كأثفية: ما أرجئ من شيء.
And 'al-urjiyah', like 'athfiyah': what has been postponed of something.
ورجاء، مشددة: صحابية غنوية بصرية، روى عنها ابن سيرين "في تقديم ثلاثة من الولد".
And 'Rajā'', with shaddah: a singing companion from Basra, Ibn Sirin narrated from her 'regarding the precedence of three of the children'.