رأى

العربية

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رأى^¹

/ra.ʔaː/

Where it comes from

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew רָאָה (rāʾâ) and Ge'ez ርእየ (rəʾyä).

verb رَأَى · raʔā · يَرَى · رُؤْيَة · رَاءٍ

transitive to see (to perceive with the eyes) لَا أَرَى شَيْئًا.
to see again in one's mind, to play back a memory, to look back on

verb رَأَى · raʔā · يَرَى · رَأْي · رَاءٍ

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
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
obsolete, transitive to hit someone's lung, to complain of pain in one's lungs

verb رَأَى · raʔā · يَرَى · رُؤْيَا · رَاءٍ

transitive 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

رأى^²

/raʔ.ʔaː/

verb رَأَّى · raʔʔā · يُرَئِّي · تَرْئِيَة · مُرَأٍّ

transitive to hold a mirror up to
transitive to make a false show to; to present oneself as another to

In English

see perceive with the eyes
opine have or express an opinion

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"رأى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%89. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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رأى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%89

Chicago

"رأى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%89.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رأى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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