رجاء

Arabic

Root
ر ج و (r j w)
5 terms

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ر ج و (r-j-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒaːʔ/

Noun

رَجَاء • (rajāʔ) m

1. verbal noun of رَجَا (rajā) (form I)
2. 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.

3. expectation
4. urgent request

Declension

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

• → Azerbaijani: rica
• → Chagatai: رجا
  • Uzbek: rajo
• → Ottoman Turkish: رجا (recâ, vulg. rica)
  • Turkish: rica
  • Crimean Tatar: rica
• → Persian: رجا (rajâ)
• → Urdu: رَجا (rajā)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رجاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN