الراء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of writing or transcribing, particularly poetry. It also touches upon the letter 'Raa' itself, its prevalence in Arabic poetry, and a specific type of tree.

Derived headwords

رَاءَverb

1.
to writeclassical
To write or transcribe something, especially a poem.

رُؤْيَةnoun

1.
transcriptionclassical
The act of writing or transcribing, particularly a poem.
2.
poem's reciterclassical
The person who recites or narrates a poem.

أَرْوَاءnoun

1.
writingsclassical
Plural of 'ru'yah', referring to written texts or transcriptions.

رَآءَاتnoun

1.
writingsclassical
Another plural form for written texts or transcriptions.

رَاوِيَةnoun

1.
narratorclassical
One who narrates or recites, especially a poet or someone who transmits poetry.

رِئْيَةnoun

1.
narratorclassical
An alternative term for a narrator or reciter of poetry.

الراءnoun

1.
the letter Raaboth
The Arabic letter 'Raa', noted for its frequency in the language.
2.
treeclassical
A type of tree, mentioned as being covered under the Hamza root.

Parallel reading

ورُئيتُ راءَ حَسَنَةً وحَسَنًا: كَتَبْتُها

And I wrote a good Raa and good: I wrote it.

والجَمْعُ أرْواءٌ ورَآءاتٌ

And the plural is arwaa' and raa'aat.

وقَصِيدَةٌ رَوِيُّها الرّاءُ

And a poem whose narrator is Raa' (or whose letter Raa is prominent).

ويُقالُ: الرّاوِيَةُ

And it is said: the narrator.

ويُقالُ: الرِّئْيَةُ

And it is said: the ri'yah (narrator).

ومِنْ أمْثالِ العامَّةِ: الرّاءُ حِمارُ الشُّعَراءِ

And among the common proverbs: Raa' is the donkey of the poets.

إشارَةً إلى سِعَةِ وُقُوعِها في كلامِ العَرَبِ

An indication of its wide occurrence in the speech of the Arabs.

والرّاءُ، بالَمَدِّ، للشَّجَرَةِ

And Ar-Raa', with the long vowel, refers to the tree.

وقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ في الهَمْزَةِ

And it has been previously mentioned under the Hamza root.