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Arabic root

ر-ج-و

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A2verb
رَجَا
rajā

he hoped / he expected

Example
مَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ لَآتٍ
man kāna yarjū liqāʾa Allāhi fa-inna ajala Allāhi laʾāt
Whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah — indeed, the term of Allah is coming (29:5)
Grammar

Defective verb. Noun: رَجَاءٌ (hope). Present tense: يَرْجُو. Used with لِقَاء اللَّه (meeting with God).

Culture

Hope in God (rajāʾ) is paired with fear (khawf) as the two wings of worship in Islamic spirituality.