رجا

Arabic

FWOTD – 23 October 2014

Etymology

From the root ر ج و (r-j-w).

Pronunciation

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Verb

رَجَا (rajā) I, non-past يَرْجُو‎ (yarjū)

  1. (transitive) to hope (to want something to happen)
    Synonym: أَمَلَ (ʾamala)
  2. transitive, with conjunction أَن (ʾan), to implore, to beg, to ask someone to do something.
    • 1980, التطاهر وطار, الحوات والقصر
      رجاه أن يبقى يوما آخر
      rajāhu ʾan yabqā yawman ʾākharan
      He begged him to stay one more day

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

رجا (rica)

  1. request
  2. invite
  3. supplication
  4. prayer
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