رؤيا

See also: رؤیا and رویا

Arabic

Etymology

From رَأَى (raʔā, “to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruʔ.jaː/

Noun

رُؤْيَا • (ruʔyā) f (dual رُؤْيَيَان (ruʔyayān), plural رُؤًى (ruʔan))

1. verbal noun of رَأَى (raʔā)
2. (countable) something seen in sleep, a dream; a vision (especially when taken to be prophetic); a prevision

   Synonyms: حُلْم (ḥulm), مَنام (manām)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:43:

     وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ ۖ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

     wa-qāla l-maliku ʾinnī ʾarā sabʿa baqarātin simānin yaʾkulu-hunna sabʿun ʿijāfun wa-sabʿa sunbulātin ḵuḍrin wa-ʾuḵara yābisātin, yā ʾayyuhā l-malaʾu ʾaftū-nī fī ruʾyā-ya ʾin kuntum li-r-ruʾyā taʿburūna

     And the king said, "[In it] I saw seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, and [also] seven green ears and seven dry ones. O Council! Counsel me about my vision if you can see through visions!"

3. (Christianity) Revelation, Apocalypse

Declension

Declension of noun رُؤْيَا (ruʔyā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā	الرُّؤْيَا ar-ruʔyā	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā
Nominative	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā	الرُّؤْيَا ar-ruʔyā	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā
Accusative	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā	الرُّؤْيَا ar-ruʔyā	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā
Genitive	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā	الرُّؤْيَا ar-ruʔyā	رُؤْيَا ruʔyā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤْيَيَيْن ruʔyayayn	الرُّؤْيَيَيْن ar-ruʔyayayn	رُؤْيَيَيْ ruʔyayay
Nominative	رُؤْيَيَانِ ruʔyayāni	الرُّؤْيَيَانِ ar-ruʔyayāni	رُؤْيَيَا ruʔyayā
Accusative	رُؤْيَيَيْنِ ruʔyayayni	الرُّؤْيَيَيْنِ ar-ruʔyayayni	رُؤْيَيَيْ ruʔyayay
Genitive	رُؤْيَيَيْنِ ruʔyayayni	الرُّؤْيَيَيْنِ ar-ruʔyayayni	رُؤْيَيَيْ ruʔyayay
Plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُؤَى ruʔā	الرُّؤَى ar-ruʔā	رُؤَى ruʔā
Nominative	رُؤًى ruʔan	الرُّؤَى ar-ruʔā	رُؤَى ruʔā
Accusative	رُؤًى ruʔan	الرُّؤَى ar-ruʔā	رُؤَى ruʔā
Genitive	رُؤًى ruʔan	الرُّؤَى ar-ruʔā	رُؤَى ruʔā

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: röya
• → Ottoman Turkish: رؤیا
  • Turkish: rüya
• → Persian: رؤیا (ro'yâ)
• → Swahili: ruya
• → Urdu: رؤیا (ru'yā)

See also

• رُؤْية (ruʔya)