The triliteral root rā ʿayn yā (ر ع ي) occurs 10 times in the Quran, in six derived forms:
twice as the form I verb raʿa (رَعَ)
twice as the form III verb rāʿi (رَٰعِ)
twice as the noun marʿā (مَرْعَىٰ)
once as the verbal noun riʿāyat (رِعَايَت)
twice as the active participle rāʿūn (رَٰعُون)
once as the form III verbal noun riʿā (رِّعَآء)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
- Classical Arabic dictionary
