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Root
ر ض و (r-ḍ-w)

Derived from the active participle of the verb رَضِيَ (raḍiya).

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رَاضٍ (rāḍin) (informal رَاضِي (rāḍī), feminine رَاضِيَة (rāḍiya), masculine plural رَاضُون (rāḍūn) or رُضَاة (ruḍāh), feminine plural رَاضِيَات (rāḍiyāt))

  1. active participle of رَضِيَ (raḍiya)
    1. consenting
    2. content, pleased, satisfied
  2. satisfying, pleasant, comfortable
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 101:6-11:
      فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ۝ فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ ۝ وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ۝ فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ۝ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ ۝ نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
      So as for those whose scale is heavy ˹with good deeds˺, they will be in a life of bliss. And as for those whose scale is light, their home will be the abyss. And what will make you realize what that is? ˹It is˺ a scorching Fire.

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