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Highlights
Present tense
يَرْعَى
Verbal nouns
Active participle
رَاعٍ
Passive participle
مَرْعِيّ
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form III
رَاعَى
to allow or account for
Noun
مَرْعًى
grassland
Noun
مُرَاعَاة
consideration
رَعَى in English
Verb · Form I
- to graze, to tend (a flock of animals)
- to take care of, to guard, to protect
Word origin
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *raʕay- (“to herd/tend livestock”).
Words from the root ر-ع-ي
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رَعَى
· present يَرْعَى
Form I · The plain action
to graze, to tend (a flock of animals); to take care of, to guard, to protect
مَرْعًى
grassland
رَعْي
مَرْعًى
رَاعٍ
مَرْعِيّ
رَعِيَّة
herd
رَاعَى
· present يُرَاعِي
Form III · Done to or with someone
to take into account or consideration, to allow or account for; to abide by, to adhere or stick or conform to, to comply with, to remain faithful to, to live up to; to gaze or stare at
مُرَاعَاة
consideration
مُرَاعٍ
مُرَاعًى
اِرْتَعَى
· present يَرْتَعِي
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to graze; to pasture
اِرْتِعَاء
مُرْتَعٍ
اِسْتَرْعَى
· present يَسْتَرْعِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to catch/attract attention, catch someone's eye or ear
اِسْتِرْعَاء
مُسْتَرْعٍ
مُسْتَرْعًى
رَعَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | رَعَيْتُ | أَرْعَى | أَرْعَى | أَرْعَ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | رَعَيْتَ | تَرْعَى | تَرْعَى | تَرْعَ | اِرْعَ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | رَعَيْتِ | تَرْعَيْنَ | تَرْعَيْ | تَرْعَيْ | اِرْعَيْ |
| هُوَ he | رَعَى | يَرْعَى | يَرْعَى | يَرْعَ | — |
| هِيَ she | رَعَتْ | تَرْعَى | تَرْعَى | تَرْعَ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | رَعَيْتُمَا | تَرْعَيَانِ | تَرْعَيَا | تَرْعَيَا | اِرْعَيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | رَعَيَا | يَرْعَيَانِ | يَرْعَيَا | يَرْعَيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | رَعَتَا | تَرْعَيَانِ | تَرْعَيَا | تَرْعَيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | رَعَيْنَا | نَرْعَى | نَرْعَى | نَرْعَ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | رَعَيْتُمْ | تَرْعَوْنَ | تَرْعَوْا | تَرْعَوْا | اِرْعَوْا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | رَعَيْتُنَّ | تَرْعَيْنَ | تَرْعَيْنَ | تَرْعَيْنَ | اِرْعَيْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | رَعَوْا | يَرْعَوْنَ | يَرْعَوْا | يَرْعَوْا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | رَعَيْنَ | يَرْعَيْنَ | يَرْعَيْنَ | يَرْعَيْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | رَعْي، رِعايَة، مَرْعًى |
|---|---|
| Active participle | رَاعٍ |
| Passive participle | مَرْعِيّ |
رَعَى in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلهِي: «ارْعَ غَنَمَ الذَّبْحِThus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;Zechariah 11:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَ بَعِيدًا مِنْهُمْ قَطِيعُ خَنَازِيرَ كَثِيرَةٍ تَرْعَى.And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.Matthew 8:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
قَلْبُ الْفَهِيمِ يَطْلُبُ مَعْرِفَةً، وَفَمُ الْجُهَّالِ يَرْعَى حَمَاقَةً.The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.Proverbs 15:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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