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Also written رأى: رَأَى (to see) · رَأَى (to deem true)
Highlights
Present tense
يَرَى
Verbal noun
رُؤْيَا
Active participle
رَاءٍ
Passive participle
مَرْئِيّ
Most common words from the same root
رَأَى in English
Verb · Form I
- to dream; to have a dream transitive
- 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
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 | رُؤْيَا |
|---|---|
| Active participle | رَاءٍ، رَائٍ |
| Passive participle | مَرْئِيّ |
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