رءى

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of seeing, encompassing physical sight, mental perception, and understanding. It extends to concepts of appearance, opinion, and foresight, with various derived forms indicating different nuances of perception and observation.

Derived headwords

رَأَىverb

1.
to see (physically)both
To perceive with the eyes, the primary physical sense of sight.
2.
to see (mentally)both
To perceive or understand through thought, imagination, or intuition.
3.
to considerboth
To form an opinion or judgment about something.
4.
to knowclassical
To have knowledge or understanding of something, often implying certainty.

فسيرى الله عملكم ورسوله — Allah will see your deeds, and so will His Messenger

إني أرى ما لا ترون — Indeed, I see what you do not see

ما كذب الفؤاد ما رأى — The heart did not falsify what it saw

ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى — And he had already seen him another time

رُؤْيَةnoun

1.
seeingboth
The act or faculty of seeing, encompassing both physical and mental perception.
2.
visionboth
A sight or spectacle, or a mental image.

رأيته رؤية — I saw him a seeing

رَأْيًاnoun

1.
seeingclassical
A form of the masdar for 'to see', often used interchangeably with 'ru'yah'.

ورأيا — and seeing

رَاءَةnoun

1.
seeingclassical
A variant masdar for 'to see', similar to 'ru'yah'.

وراءة — and seeing

رُؤْيَةnoun

1.
seeing (once)classical
The act of seeing performed once, similar to 'darbah' for 'daraba'.

رأيته رأية — I saw him once

رُؤْيَانَاnoun

1.
seeingclassical
A variant masdar for 'to see', possibly related to 'ru'yah'.

ورؤيانا — and seeing

رَئِيَverb

1.
to be seenboth
The passive form of 'to see', meaning to be perceived or visible.

ارْتَأَىverb

1.
to perceiveclassical
To perceive or discern, often with mental effort.
2.
to considerboth
To think about or deliberate on a matter.

ارتأيته — I perceived it

ارتأينا في الأمر — We considered the matter

اسْتَرَأَىverb

1.
to seek to seeclassical
To try to see or perceive something.

واسترأيته — and I sought to see it

رَاءَىverb

1.
to show offboth
To act hypocritically, displaying something outwardly that is contrary to one's inner state.
2.
to showclassical
To show something to someone, often with the intention of being seen.

وراءيته مراءاة — and I showed him, showing off

الذين هم يراؤون — Those who show off

مُرَاءَاةnoun

1.
hypocrisyboth
The act of showing off or acting hypocritically, especially in religious matters.
2.
showingclassical
The act of displaying or showing something.

وراءيته مراءاة — and I showed him, showing off

بطرا ورئاء الناس — in arrogance and to be seen by people

رِئَاءnoun

1.
showing offboth
Hypocrisy or ostentation, the act of doing something to be seen by others.

بطرا ورئاء الناس — in arrogance and to be seen by people

تَرَئَّىverb

1.
to be seenclassical
To appear or become visible.
2.
to look at oneselfclassical
To look at one's reflection, typically in a mirror or sword.

ترأى — he appeared

فلان يتراءى — So-and-so looks at himself

مِرْآةnoun

1.
mirrorboth
An object, typically glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image.
2.
appearanceclassical
The way that something appears or looks.

مرآة — mirror

امرآة حسنة المرآة — a woman of good appearance

مَرْأَىnoun

1.
sightboth
The range of vision; a place where one can see.
2.
appearanceclassical
The way something looks; a spectacle.

مرآة العين — the sight of the eye

حسنة المرآة — good appearance

رُؤْيَاnoun

1.
dreamboth
A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.

رأيت رؤيا — I saw a dream

ما رأيته في منامك — what you saw in your dream

رُؤًىnoun

1.
dreamsboth
Plural of 'ru'ya', meaning dreams.

رؤى — dreams

رَئِيّnoun

1.
demonclassical
A type of jinn that appears to people, sometimes associated with fortune-telling or healing.
2.
large snakeclassical
A large snake, likened to a jinn due to its perceived mysterious nature.
3.
cloth for saleclassical
A piece of cloth spread out for sale.

أنت الذي أتاك رئيك بظهور رسول الله؟ — Are you the one whom your jinn informed of the appearance of the Messenger of Allah?

فرئي مثل نحي — and behold, a large snake like a waterskin

تَرَاءَىverb

1.
to see each otherboth
To see one another, to come into view of each other.
2.
to appearclassical
To become visible or manifest.

تراءى الجمعان — the two hosts saw each other

تراءى لي — it appeared to me

مَرْأَىً وَمَسْمَعٌadverbial phrase

1.
within sight and hearingboth
Being in a position where one can be seen and heard.

هو مني مرأى ومسمع — He is within my sight and hearing

رِئَاءُ أَلْفٍnoun phrase

1.
ostentation of a thousandclassical
Exaggerated showiness or pride, visible to many.

هم رئاء ألف — they are ostentatious to a thousand

رُؤْيٌnoun

1.
darknessclassical
The time when darkness has fallen and people can no longer see each other.

حين جن رؤي — when darkness fell

رَأْيٌnoun

1.
opinionboth
A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
2.
beliefboth
A firm conviction or acceptance that something is true.
3.
counselclassical
Advice or guidance.

الرأي — opinion

يرونهم مثليهم رأي العين — they see them as their own likenesses by (the) sight

آرَاءnoun

1.
opinionsboth
Plural of 'ra'y', meaning opinions or views.

آراء — opinions

أَرَيْتَكَverb

1.
tell meclassical
A phrase used to prompt someone for information, equivalent to 'tell me' or 'inform me'.

أرأيتك هذا الذي كرمت علي — Tell me, is this he whom You have honored above me?

Parallel reading

وقل اعملوا فسيرى الله عملكم ورسوله

And say, 'Do [as you will]; Allah will see your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger

يراكم هو وقبيله من حيث لا ترونهم

He sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them

أرى أن زيدا منطلق

I think that Zayd is leaving

إني أرى ما لا ترون

Indeed, I see what you do not see

ما كذب الفؤاد ما رأى

The heart did not falsify what it saw

ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى

And he had already seen him another time

الرؤية بالعين يتعدى إلى مفعول واحد، وبمعنى العلم يتعدى إلى مفعولين

Seeing with the eye takes one object, and meaning knowledge takes two objects

رأى زيدا عالما

He saw Zayd as knowledgeable

رأيته رؤية

I saw him a seeing

رأيته رأية

I saw him once

فترى الذين في قلوبهم مرض

So you will see those in whose hearts is disease

فترى القوم فيها صرعى

And you will see the people therein lying down

إني أرى في المنام

Indeed, I see in a dream

ويرى الذين أوتوا العلم

And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth

الحمد لله على ريتك، كنيتك، أي رؤيتك

Praise be to Allah for your seeing, your likeness, meaning your seeing

كأنها وقد رآها الرءاء

As if the one who sees a lot saw them

هم أحسن أثاثا ورئيا

They are better in possessions and in appearance

أما الرؤاء ففينا حد ترئية مثل الجبال التي بالجزع من إضم

As for the appearance, among us is the limit of splendor like the mountains of Al-Jaz' from Idhm

استدعى رؤيته

He sought his vision

وأريته إياه إراءة وإراء

And I showed it to him, showing and showing

بطرا ورئاء الناس

in arrogance and to be seen by people

الذين هم يراؤون

Those who show off

قابلته فرأيته

I met him and saw him

ما تراءيت فيه

what you saw yourself in

رأيت الرجل ترئية إذا أمسكت له المرآة لينظر فيها

I showed the man the mirror so he could look into it

فلان يتراءى

So-and-so looks at himself

ما رأيته في منامك

what you saw in your dream

مع فلان رئي

So-and-so has a jinn

أنت الذي أتاك رئيك بظهور رسول الله؟

Are you the one whom your jinn informed of the appearance of the Messenger of Allah?

فرئي مثل نحي

and behold, a large snake like a waterskin

فلما تراءى الجمعان

And when the two armies saw each other

تراءى لي وترأى

It appeared to me and I looked

لا تراءى نارهما

their fires should not be seen by each other

هو مني مرأى ومسمع

He is within my sight and hearing

هم رئاء ألف

they are ostentatious to a thousand

جاء حين جن رؤي ورؤيا، ورأى ورأيا

He came when darkness fell and they could not see each other

ارتأينا في الأمر وتراءينا ه

We considered the matter and looked into it

ألا أيها المرتئي في الأمور

O you who consider matters

يرونهم مثليهم رأي العين

they see them as their own likenesses by (the) sight

أرأيتك هذا الذي كرمت علي

Tell me, is this he whom You have honored above me?

قل أرأيتكم إن أتاكم عذاب الله

Say, 'Have you considered: if the punishment of Allah should come to you

قل أرأيتم ما تدعون من دون الله

Say, 'Have you considered what you invoke besides Allah

قل أرأيتم إن جعل الله عليكم الليل سرمدا

Say, 'Have you considered: if Allah should make the night perpetual over you