A1verb
يَرَى
yarā
he sees
Example
يَرَى الْجَبَلَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.
yarā al-jabala min baʿīdin.
He sees the mountain from afar.
Grammar
A defective verb (final radical is yāʾ). Also means 'he thinks/believes' in some contexts.
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Arabic root
ر-ا-ي
3 words from this root family
A1verb
رَأَى
raʾā
to see
Example
رأيتُ صديقي في الشارعِ
raʾaytu ṣadīqī fī ash-shāriʿi
I saw my friend in the street
Grammar
Hamzated + defective verb (Form I). Past: ra'ā, Present: yarā. Irregular conjugation.
A2noun
رِئة
riʾa
lung
Example
التَدْخين يَضُرّ الرِئَتَيْن.
at-tadkhīn yaḍurr ar-riʾatayn.
Smoking harms the lungs.