رؤيا

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See also: رؤیا and رویا

Arabic

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Etymology

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From رَأَى (raʔā, to see).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رُؤْيَا (ruʔyāf (dual رُؤْيَيَان (ruʔyayān), plural رُؤًى (ruʔan))

  1. verbal noun of رَأَى (raʔā)
  2. (countable) something seen in sleep, a dream; a vision (especially when taken to be prophetic); a prevision
    Synonyms: حُلْم (ḥulm), مَنام (manām)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:43:
      وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ ۖ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ
      wa-qāla l-maliku ʾinnī ʾarā sabʿa baqarātin simānin yaʾkulu-hunna sabʿun ʿijāfun wa-sabʿa sunbulātin ḵuḍrin wa-ʾuḵara yābisātin, yā ʾayyuhā l-malaʾu ʾaftū-nī fī ruʾyā-ya ʾin kuntum li-r-ruʾyā taʿburūna
      And the king said, "[In it] I saw seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, and [also] seven green ears and seven dry ones. O Council! Counsel me about my vision if you can see through visions!"
  3. (Christianity) Revelation, Apocalypse

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: röya
  • Ottoman Turkish: رؤیا
  • Persian: رؤیا (ro'yâ)
  • Swahili: ruya
  • Urdu: رؤیا (ru'yā)

See also

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