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))

1. lung

   Synonym: سَحَر (saḥar)

Declension

Declension of noun رِئَة (riʔa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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
	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) “رئة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1001
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رئة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 444
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “رئة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (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]

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Noun

رئة • (riʔa) f (plural رئات (riʔāt))

1. lung