رجاء

Arabic
Root
ر ج و (r-j-w)

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ر ج و (r-j-w).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒaːʔ/

Noun

رَجَاء • (rajāʔ) m

  1. verbal noun of رَجَا (rajā) (form I)
  2. hope
    مَن أَسَرَهُ رَجَاؤُهُ، طَالَ عَنَاؤُهُ، وَعَظُمَ بَلَاؤُهُ ― man ʔasarahu rajāʔuhu, ṭāla ʕanāʔuhu, waʕaẓuma balāʔuhu ― Whoever is captivated by his hope, has his suffering prolonged and his misery soared.
  3. expectation
  4. urgent request

Declension
Declension of noun رَجَاء (rajāʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رَجَاء
rajāʔ		 الرَّجَاء
ar-rajāʔ		 رَجَاء
rajāʔ
Nominative رَجَاءٌ
rajāʔun		 الرَّجَاءُ
ar-rajāʔu		 رَجَاءُ
rajāʔu
Accusative رَجَاءً
rajāʔan		 الرَّجَاءَ
ar-rajāʔa		 رَجَاءَ
rajāʔa
Genitive رَجَاءٍ
rajāʔin		 الرَّجَاءِ
ar-rajāʔi		 رَجَاءِ
rajāʔi

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: rəca
  • → Chagatai: رجا
  • → Ottoman Turkish: رجا (recâ, vulg. rica)
  • → Persian: رجا (rajâ)
  • → Urdu: رَجا (rajā)

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رجاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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