رجا

Arabic

FWOTD – 23 October 2014

Etymology

From the root ر ج و (r-j-w).

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. (transitive) to hope (“to want something to happen”)

   Synonym: أَمَلَ (ʔamala)

2. transitive, with conjunction أَن (ʔan), to implore, to beg, to ask someone to do something.
   • 1980, التطاهر وطار, الحوات والقصر

     رجاه أن يبقى يوما آخر

     rajāhu ʾan yabqā yawman ʾākharan

     He begged him to stay one more day

Synonyms

• أَمَلَ (ʔamala)

Antonyms

• يَئِسَ (yaʔisa)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic رَجَاء (rajāʔ).

Noun

رجا • (rica)

1. request
2. invite
3. supplication
4. prayer

Descendants

• Turkish: rica