رئة

See also: رية and ریه

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *riʾat- (“lung, breast, chest”); cognate with Hebrew רֵאָה (reʾá, “lung”), Classical Syriac ܪ̈ܲܐܘܵܬܵܐ (raˀṯā), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎗𐎚 (ỉrt), Akkadian 𒃮 (iratu).

Noun

رِئَة • (riʔa) f (dual رِئَتَان (riʔatān), plural رِئَات (riʔāt) or رِئُون (riʔūn))

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Synonym: سَحَر (saḥar)

Declension

Declension of noun **رِئَة** (riʔa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِئَة riʔa	الرِّئَة ar-riʔa	رِئَة riʔat
nominative	رِئَةٌ riʔatun	الرِّئَةُ ar-riʔatu	رِئَةُ riʔatu
accusative	رِئَةً riʔatan	الرِّئَةَ ar-riʔata	رِئَةَ riʔata
genitive	رِئَةٍ riʔatin	الرِّئَةِ ar-riʔati	رِئَةِ riʔati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِئَتَيْن riʔatayn	الرِّئَتَيْن ar-riʔatayn	رِئَتَيْ riʔatay
nominative	رِئَتَانِ riʔatāni	الرِّئَتَانِ ar-riʔatāni	رِئَتَا riʔatā
accusative	رِئَتَيْنِ riʔatayni	الرِّئَتَيْنِ ar-riʔatayni	رِئَتَيْ riʔatay
genitive	رِئَتَيْنِ riʔatayni	الرِّئَتَيْنِ ar-riʔatayni	رِئَتَيْ riʔatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; sound masculine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِئَات‎; رِئِين riʔāt‎; riʔīn	الرِّئَات‎; الرِّئِين ar-riʔāt‎; ar-riʔīn	رِئَات‎; رِئِي riʔāt‎; riʔī
nominative	رِئَاتٌ‎; رِئُونَ riʔātun‎; riʔūna	الرِّئَاتُ‎; الرِّئُونَ ar-riʔātu‎; ar-riʔūna	رِئَاتُ‎; رِئُو riʔātu‎; riʔū
accusative	رِئَاتٍ‎; رِئِينَ riʔātin‎; riʔīna	الرِّئَاتِ‎; الرِّئِينَ ar-riʔāti‎; ar-riʔīna	رِئَاتِ‎; رِئِي riʔāti‎; riʔī
genitive	رِئَاتٍ‎; رِئِينَ riʔātin‎; riʔīna	الرِّئَاتِ‎; الرِّئِينَ ar-riʔāti‎; ar-riʔīna	رِئَاتِ‎; رِئِي riʔāti‎; riʔī

Descendants

Moroccan Arabic: رية (riyya)
→ Persian: ریه (rîye)

References

Freytag, Georg (1833) “رئة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 214
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “رئة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1001.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رئة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 444
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “رئة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 439

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

رية

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic رِئَة (riʔa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ri.ʔa/, [ˈrɪ.ʔa]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

رئة • (riʔa) f (plural رئات (riʔāt))

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