رجاء
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ر ج و (r-j-w) |
Etymology edit
Morphologically from the root ر ج و (r-j-w).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
رَجَاء • (rajāʔ) m
- verbal noun of رَجَا (rajā) (form I)
- hope
- مَن أَسَرَهُ رَجَاؤُهُ، طَالَ عَنَاؤُهُ، وَعَظُمَ بَلَاؤُهُ ― man ʔasarahu rajāʔuhu, ṭāla ʕanāʔuhu, waʕaẓuma balāʔuhu ― Whoever is captivated by his hope, has his suffering prolonged and his misery soared.
- expectation
- urgent request
Declension edit
Declension of noun رَجَاء (rajāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَجَاء rajāʔ |
الرَّجَاء ar-rajāʔ |
رَجَاء rajāʔ |
| Nominative | رَجَاءٌ rajāʔun |
الرَّجَاءُ ar-rajāʔu |
رَجَاءُ rajāʔu |
| Accusative | رَجَاءً rajāʔan |
الرَّجَاءَ ar-rajāʔa |
رَجَاءَ rajāʔa |
| Genitive | رَجَاءٍ rajāʔin |
الرَّجَاءِ ar-rajāʔi |
رَجَاءِ rajāʔi |
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: rəca
- → Chagatai: رجا
- Uzbek: rajo
- → Ottoman Turkish: رجا (recâ, vulg. rica)
- → Persian: رجا (rajâ)
- → Urdu: رَجا (rajā)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “رجاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN