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Also written رأى: رَأَى (to see) · رَأَى (to dream)
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Most common words from the same root
رَأَى in English
Verb · Form I
- to deem true; to opine or hold the opinion of; to have that outlook on something; to see or view it that way; to be of that thinking or to have such thoughts
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡىَ قَالَ يَـٰـبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنۡظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ قَالَ يَـٰٓـأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَاءَ ٱللهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ"Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:102
- to review in one's mind, to consider it, to reflect on it, to contemplate, to review something to see its deeper significance, to look back over, to speculate upon
- to plant a flag or banner in the ground, to place down one's ensign or mark
- to hit someone's lung, to complain of pain in one's lungs obsolete, transitive
Word origin
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew רָאָה (rāʾâ) and Ge'ez ርእየ (rəʾyä).
Words from the root ر-ء-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَأَى
· present يَرَى
Form I · The plain action
to see (to perceive with the eyes); to see again in one's mind, to play back a memory, to look back on
رَأَى
· present يَرَى
Form I · The plain action
to deem true; to opine or hold the opinion of; to have that outlook on something; to see or view it that way; to be of that thinking or to have such thoughts; to review in one's mind, to consider it, to reflect on it, to contemplate, to review something to see its deeper significance, to look back over, to speculate upon; to plant a flag or banner in the ground, to place down one's ensign or mark
رَأَى
· present يَرَى
Form I · The plain action
to dream; to have a dream; to imagine, to fancy, to conceive a thought or to conceptualize, to see (to perceive in one's dream); to envision, to foresee, to suppose, to anticipate a future outcome, to speculate or reckon it will be, to have a premonition or forewarning
رُؤْيَا
something seen in sleep
رَاءٍ
رَائٍ
مَرْئِيّ
رَأَّى
· present يُرَئِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to hold a mirror up to; to make a false show to; to present oneself as another to
تَرْئِيَة
مُرَأٍّ
مُرَئِّ
مُرَإٍّ
مُرَأًّى
رَاءَى
· present يُرَائِي
Form III · Done to or with someone
to show off; to dissemble; to be ostentatious or hypocritical
مُرَاءَاة
رِئَاء
رِيَاء
مُرَاءٍ
hypocrite
مُرَائٍ
مُرَاءًى
تَرَأَّى
· present يَتَرَأَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to show oneself; to appear
تَرَأٍّ
تَرَئِّ
تَرَإٍّ
مُتَرَأٍّ
مُتَرَئِّ
مُتَرَإٍّ
مُتَرَأًّى
تَرَاءَى
· present يَتَرَاءَى
Form VI · Mutual action
to meet; to encounter or face each other; to appear; to seem; to manifest; to present (or show or reveal) oneself/itself; to strike as or feign; to be appropriate
تَرَاءٍ
تَرَائٍ
مُتَرَاءٍ
مُتَرَائٍ
مُتَرَاءًى
اِرْتَأَى
· present يَرْتَئِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to consider; to opine; to regard as; to catch sight of; to reflect; to contemplate; to examine; to descry; to inspect; to survey; to ponder on
اِرْتِئَاء
مُرْتَأٍ
مُرْتَئٍ
مُرْتَإٍ
مُرْتَأًى
اِسْتَرْأَى
· present يَسْتَرْئِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to require; to demand; to call for seeimg; to look; to consider visible
اِسْتِرْآء
مُسْتَرْءٍ
مُسْتَرْئٍ
مُسْتَرْأًى
رَأَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | رَأَيْتُ | أَرَى | أَرَى | أَرَ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | رَأَيْتَ | تَرَى | تَرَى | تَرَ | رَ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | رَأَيْتِ | تَرَيْنَ | تَرَيْ | تَرَيْ | رَيْ |
| هُوَ he | رَأَى | يَرَى | يَرَى | يَرَ | — |
| هِيَ she | رَأَتْ | تَرَى | تَرَى | تَرَ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | رَأَيْتُمَا | تَرَيَانِ | تَرَيَا | تَرَيَا | رَيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | رَأَيَا | يَرَيَانِ | يَرَيَا | يَرَيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | رَأَتَا | تَرَيَانِ | تَرَيَا | تَرَيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | رَأَيْنَا | نَرَى | نَرَى | نَرَ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | رَأَيْتُمْ | تَرَوْنَ | تَرَوْا | تَرَوْا | رَوْا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | رَأَيْتُنَّ | تَرَيْنَ | تَرَيْنَ | تَرَيْنَ | رَيْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | رَأَوْا | يَرَوْنَ | يَرَوْا | يَرَوْا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | رَأَيْنَ | يَرَيْنَ | يَرَيْنَ | يَرَيْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | رَأْي |
|---|---|
| Active participle | رَاءٍ، رَائٍ |
| Passive participle | مَرْئِيّ |
رَأَى in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to deem true
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡىَ قَالَ يَـٰـبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنۡظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ قَالَ يَـٰٓـأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَاءَ ٱللهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ"Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 37:102
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