رياء

Arabic

Root
ر ء ي (r ʔ y)
16 terms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.jaːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʔ

Noun

رِيَاء • (riyāʔm

  1. 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

Declension of noun رِيَاء (riyāʔ)
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

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: riya
  • Persian: ریا (riyâ)
  • Ottoman Turkish: ریاء (riyâ)
    • > Turkish: riya (inherited)
  • Uyghur: رىيا (riya)
  • Uzbek: riyo