رؤيا

See also: رؤیا and رویا

Arabic

Root
ر ء ي (r ʔ y)
16 terms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ruʔ.jaː/

    Noun

    رُؤْيَا • (ruʔyāf (dual رُؤْيَيَان (ruʔyayān), plural رُؤًى (ruʔan))

    1. verbal noun of رَأَى (raʔā) (form I)
    2. (countable) something seen in sleep, a dream; a vision (especially when taken to be prophetic); a prevision
      Synonyms: حُلْم (ḥulm), مَنام (manām)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:43:
        وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ ۖ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ
        wa-qāla l-maliku ʾinnī ʾarā sabʿa baqarātin simānin yaʾkulu-hunna sabʿun ʿijāfun wa-sabʿa sunbulātin ḵuḍrin wa-ʾuḵara yābisātin, yā ʾayyuhā l-malaʾu ʾaftū-nī fī ruʾyā-ya ʾin kuntum li-r-ruʾyā taʿburūna
        And the king said, "[In it] I saw seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, and [also] seven green ears and seven dry ones. O Council! Counsel me about my vision if you can see through visions!"
    3. (Christianity) Revelation, Apocalypse

    Declension

    Declension of noun رُؤْيَا (ruʔyā)
    singular singular invariable
    indefinite definite construct
    informal رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    الرُّؤْيَا
    ar-ruʔyā
    رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    nominative رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    الرُّؤْيَا
    ar-ruʔyā
    رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    accusative رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    الرُّؤْيَا
    ar-ruʔyā
    رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    genitive رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    الرُّؤْيَا
    ar-ruʔyā
    رُؤْيَا
    ruʔyā
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal رُؤْيَيَيْن
    ruʔyayayn
    الرُّؤْيَيَيْن
    ar-ruʔyayayn
    رُؤْيَيَيْ
    ruʔyayay
    nominative رُؤْيَيَانِ
    ruʔyayāni
    الرُّؤْيَيَانِ
    ar-ruʔyayāni
    رُؤْيَيَا
    ruʔyayā
    accusative رُؤْيَيَيْنِ
    ruʔyayayni
    الرُّؤْيَيَيْنِ
    ar-ruʔyayayni
    رُؤْيَيَيْ
    ruʔyayay
    genitive رُؤْيَيَيْنِ
    ruʔyayayni
    الرُّؤْيَيَيْنِ
    ar-ruʔyayayni
    رُؤْيَيَيْ
    ruʔyayay
    plural broken plural in ـًى (-an)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal رُؤَى
    ruʔā
    الرُّؤَى
    ar-ruʔā
    رُؤَى
    ruʔā
    nominative رُؤًى
    ruʔan
    الرُّؤَى
    ar-ruʔā
    رُؤَى
    ruʔā
    accusative رُؤًى
    ruʔan
    الرُّؤَى
    ar-ruʔā
    رُؤَى
    ruʔā
    genitive رُؤًى
    ruʔan
    الرُّؤَى
    ar-ruʔā
    رُؤَى
    ruʔā

    Descendants

    • Azerbaijani: röya
    • Classical Persian: رُؤْیَا (ru'yā)
    • Ottoman Turkish: رؤیا
    • Swahili: ruya

    See also