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رَجَاء

hope

Noun · masculineRoot ر-ج-و

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Verbal noun of
to hope

Most common words from the same root

Noun
please
Verb · Form I
to hope

رَجَاء in English

Noun · masculine

Verbal noun of رَجَا (to hope): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. hope
    مَن أَسَرَهُ رَجَاؤُهُ، طَالَ عَنَاؤُهُ، وَعَظُمَ بَلَاؤُهُWhoever is captivated by his hope, has his suffering prolonged and his misery soared.
  2. expectation
  3. request, please
    الرَّجَاء عَدَم التَدَافُعPlease do not push others.

Words from the root ر-ج-و

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رَجَا · present يَرْجُو

to hope (“to want something to happen”); transitive, with conjunction أَن (ʔan), to implore, to beg, to ask someone to do something.

Verbal noun
hope
رَجَاة
Verbal noun
مَرْجَاة
Verbal noun
رَاجٍ
Active participle · Adjective
hopeful
مَرْجُوّ
Passive participle
تَرَجَّى · present يَتَرَجَّى

to anticipate; to expect; to request someone

تَرَجٍّ
Verbal noun
مُتَرَجٍّ
Active participle
مُتَرَجًّى
Passive participle
اِرْتَجَى · present يَرْتَجِي

to hope for

اِرْتِجَاء
Verbal noun
مُرْتَجٍ
Active participle
مُرْتَجًى
Passive participle
Noun · m.
please
أَرْجَى
Adjective
elative degree of مَرْجُو

رَجَاء in a sentence

Dictionary examples

hope

مَن أَسَرَهُ رَجَاؤُهُ، طَالَ عَنَاؤُهُ، وَعَظُمَ بَلَاؤُهُWhoever is captivated by his hope, has his suffering prolonged and his misery soared.

request

الرَّجَاء عَدَم التَدَافُعPlease do not push others.

From a fully vowelled text

وَعَلَى اسْمِهِ يَكُونُ رَجَاءُ الأُمَمِ».And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.Matthew 12:21, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَالصَّبْرُ تَزْكِيَةً، وَالتَّزْكِيَةُ رَجَاءً،And patience, experience; and experience, hope:Romans 5:4, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
يَجْعَلُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَمَهُ لَعَلَّهُ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ.He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.Lamentations 3:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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