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رءى

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of seeing, both physically and intellectually. It extends to concepts of opinion, judgment, and perception, as well as the state of being affected or possessed.

Derived headwords

رَأَىverb
  1. 1.
    he sees, seeing, and 'ra'a'a' like 'ra'a'a'both

    he sees, seeing, and 'ra'a'a' like 'ra'a'a'

  2. 2.
    he formed an opinion in jurisprudenceboth

    he formed an opinion in jurisprudence

رُؤْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    visionboth

    The act or faculty of seeing; the ability to see.

  2. 2.
    opinionboth

    A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a viewpoint.

رَأْيnoun
  1. 1.
    he sees, seeing, and 'ra'a'a' like 'ra'a'a'both

    he sees, seeing, and 'ra'a'a' like 'ra'a'a'

  2. 2.
    he formed an opinion in jurisprudenceboth

    he formed an opinion in jurisprudence

رَآةnoun
  1. 1.
    visionclassical

    An instance of seeing or perceiving.

رَآءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    visionclassical

    An instance of seeing or perceiving.

أرْآءnoun
  1. 1.
    opinionsboth

    Plural of 'ra'y', referring to multiple viewpoints or judgments.

آرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    opinionsboth

    Plural of 'ra'y', referring to multiple viewpoints or judgments.

رَئِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of 'fa'il' like 'da'n' and 'da'in'both

    on the pattern of 'fa'il' like 'da'n' and 'da'in'

  2. 2.
    from the jinn: meaning possessionboth

    from the jinn: meaning possession

Parallel reading

الرؤية بالعين تتعدى إلى مفعول واحد
Seeing with the eye extends to one object.
وبمعنى العلم تتعدى إلى مفعولين
And with the meaning of knowledge, it extends to two objects.
يقال: رأى زيدا عالما
It is said: He saw Zayd as knowledgeable.
ورأى رأيا ورؤية وراءة، مثل راعة
And he formed an opinion, saw, and perceived, like 'ra'ah'.
والرأي معروف
And opinion is known.
وجمعه أرآء وآراء أيضا مقلوب
And its plural is 'ar'aa' and 'araa' also, reversed.
ورئي على فعيل، مثل ضأن وضئين
And 'ru'iy' is on the pattern of 'fu'ayl', like 'da'n' and 'du'ay'in'.
ويقال أيضا: به رئي من الجن، أي مس
And it is also said: He has 'ru'iy' from the jinn, meaning possessed.
ويقال: رأى في الفقه رأيا
And it is said: He formed an opinion in jurisprudence.