رياء
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر ء ي (r ʔ y) |
| 16 terms |
Alternative forms
- رِئَاء (riʔāʔ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri.jaːʔ/
- Rhymes: -aːʔ
Noun
رِيَاء • (riyāʔ) m
- verbal noun of رَاءَى (rāʔā) (form II): performing actions, particularly good or virtuous ones, to impress others rather than from sincere motivation.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:38:
- وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ رِئَاءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللّٰهِ وَلَا بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْآخِرِ
- wa-llaḏīna yunfiqūna ʔamwālahum riʔāʔa n-nāsi wa-lā yuʔminūna bi-llāhi wa-lā bi-l-yawmi l-ʔāḵiri
- And those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in God nor in the Day of Judgment.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | رِيَاء riyāʔ |
الرِّيَاء ar-riyāʔ |
رِيَاء riyāʔ |
| nominative | رِيَاءٌ riyāʔun |
الرِّيَاءُ ar-riyāʔu |
رِيَاءُ riyāʔu |
| accusative | رِيَاءً riyāʔan |
الرِّيَاءَ ar-riyāʔa |
رِيَاءَ riyāʔa |
| genitive | رِيَاءٍ riyāʔin |
الرِّيَاءِ ar-riyāʔi |
رِيَاءِ riyāʔi |