رياء

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رياء

/ri.jaːʔ/

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noun رِيَاء · riyāʔ · الرِّيَاء · رِيَاءٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of رَاءَى (rāʔā) (form II): sanctimony; performing actions, particularly good or virtuous ones, to impress others rather than from sincere motivation. وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ رِئَاءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللّٰهِ وَلَا بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخِرِ

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hypocrisy claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtue
sanctimony a hypocritical form of excessive piety
virtue signalling expressing an opinion to make oneself look virtuous

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رياء},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}