Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رأي
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 58 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root رأي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root رَأَى primarily means to see with the eye or perceive with the mind.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-ʾa-y
Listen: وَرَأَيْتَ 110:2
Root letters: ر — أ — ي

Word Family Tree (95 forms)

All word forms derived from the root رأي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb 197× Noun

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root رأي appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (186) · Noun (3)

Verb (186 verses — showing first 5)

Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Worldly Gain 102:6 Verb
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): You will surely see the Hellfire
Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Worldly Gain 102:7 Verb
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty
The Elephant 105:1 Verb
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant
Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have you Seen, The Daily Necessaries 107:1 Verb
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense
Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have you Seen, The Daily Necessaries 107:6 Verb
الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those who make show [of their deeds]

Derived Forms (95)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَرَ tara Verb 19×
يَرَوْا۟ yarawā Verb 15×
وَتَرَى wataraā Verb
أَرَءَيْتُمْ ʾaaraʾaytum Verb
أَرَءَيْتَ ʾaaraʾayta Verb
يَرَوْنَ yarawna Verb
رَأَوْا۟ raʾaawā Verb
تَرَىٰ taraā Verb
تَرَى taraā Verb
رَأَيْتَهُمْ raʾaaytahum Verb