روضة

See also: روضه

Arabic

Root
ر و ض (r w ḍ)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raw.dˤa/

Noun

رَوْضَة • (rawḍa) f (plural رَوْضَات (rawḍāt) or رِيَاض (riyāḍ))

1. garden, meadow
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:15:

     فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَهُمْ فِي رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ

     faʔammā llaḏīna ʔāmanū waʕamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti fahum fī rawḍatin yuḥbarūna

     And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.

2. kindergarten

Declension

Declension of noun رَوْضَة (rawḍa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْضَة rawḍa	الرَّوْضَة ar-rawḍa	رَوْضَة rawḍat
Nominative	رَوْضَةٌ rawḍatun	الرَّوْضَةُ ar-rawḍatu	رَوْضَةُ rawḍatu
Accusative	رَوْضَةً rawḍatan	الرَّوْضَةَ ar-rawḍata	رَوْضَةَ rawḍata
Genitive	رَوْضَةٍ rawḍatin	الرَّوْضَةِ ar-rawḍati	رَوْضَةِ rawḍati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْضَتَيْن rawḍatayn	الرَّوْضَتَيْن ar-rawḍatayn	رَوْضَتَيْ rawḍatay
Nominative	رَوْضَتَانِ rawḍatāni	الرَّوْضَتَانِ ar-rawḍatāni	رَوْضَتَا rawḍatā
Accusative	رَوْضَتَيْنِ rawḍatayni	الرَّوْضَتَيْنِ ar-rawḍatayni	رَوْضَتَيْ rawḍatay
Genitive	رَوْضَتَيْنِ rawḍatayni	الرَّوْضَتَيْنِ ar-rawḍatayni	رَوْضَتَيْ rawḍatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْضَات‎; رِيَاض rawḍāt‎; riyāḍ	الرَّوْضَات‎; الرِّيَاض ar-rawḍāt‎; ar-riyāḍ	رَوْضَات‎; رِيَاض rawḍāt‎; riyāḍ
Nominative	رَوْضَاتٌ‎; رِيَاضٌ rawḍātun‎; riyāḍun	الرَّوْضَاتُ‎; الرِّيَاضُ ar-rawḍātu‎; ar-riyāḍu	رَوْضَاتُ‎; رِيَاضُ rawḍātu‎; riyāḍu
Accusative	رَوْضَاتٍ‎; رِيَاضًا rawḍātin‎; riyāḍan	الرَّوْضَاتِ‎; الرِّيَاضَ ar-rawḍāti‎; ar-riyāḍa	رَوْضَاتِ‎; رِيَاضَ rawḍāti‎; riyāḍa
Genitive	رَوْضَاتٍ‎; رِيَاضٍ rawḍātin‎; riyāḍin	الرَّوْضَاتِ‎; الرِّيَاضِ ar-rawḍāti‎; ar-riyāḍi	رَوْضَاتِ‎; رِيَاضِ rawḍāti‎; riyāḍi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: روضة (rōḏ̣a, “kindergarten”)
• Moroccan Arabic: روضة (rūḍa, “graveyard”), روض (rūḍ, “kindergarten”)
• → Bengali: রওজা (rôuza, “mausoleum, garden”)
• → Persian: روضه (rowze, “eulogy of the Battle of Karbala”)

Gulf Arabic

Root
ر و ض
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَوْضَة (rawḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈroː.ðˤə/

Noun

روضة • (rōḏ̣a) f (plural روضات (rōḏ̣āt))

1. kindergarten

   فاطمة بالروضة صارت ولا للحينها بالحضانة؟

   Is Fatma in kindergarten now or is she still in the nursery?

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ر و ض
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَوْضَة (rawḍa, “garden, meadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raw.dˤa/, /ruː.dˤa/

Noun

رُوضة or رَوْضة • (rūḍa or rawḍa) f (plural رُوضات (rūḍāt) or رَوْضات (rawḍāt))

1. graveyard