ראיה

Hebrew
Root
ר־א־ה (r-ʾ-h)

Pronunciation
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Noun

רְאָיָה • (re'ayá) f (plural indefinite רְאָיוֹת)

  1. proof, evidence
    יֵשׁ לָנוּ רְאָיוֹת מְשַׁכְנְעוֹת שֶׁאַתָּה הָרוֹצֵחַ.
    yésh lánu r'ayót m'shakhn'ót she'atá harotséakh.
    We have compelling evidence that you are the murderer.

Derived terms

Noun

רְאִיָּה • (re'iyá) f

  1. defective spelling of ראייה

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin radius. Compare Portuguese raio and Spanish rayo.

Noun

ראיה (rʔyh)

  1. ray, beam
    • c. 1100, Kharja H3, section 3:
      כם ראיה דשול אשיד
      km rʔyh dšwl ʔšyd
      He appears like a sunbeam
      (literally, “He comes out like (a) ray of (the) sun”)
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