راع

See also: زاغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb رَعَى (raʕā, to graze, to tend a flock). From Proto-Semitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-raaʕ- (to move along). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉺𒇻 (rē'ûm) and Biblical Hebrew רֹעֶה (roʿɛ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː.ʕin/

Noun

رَاعٍ • (rāʕin) m (construct state رَاعِي (rāʕī), plural رَاعُون (rāʕūn) or رُعَاة (ruʕāh) or رِعَاء (riʕāʔ) or رُعْيَان (ruʕyān), feminine رَاعِيَة (rāʕiya))

  1. herd, herder, herdsman
  2. shepherd
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ر و ع (r-w-ʕ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː.ʕa/

Verb

رَاعَ • (rāʕa) I, non-past يَرُوعُ‎ (yarūʕu)

  1. to awe, to amaze, to startle
  2. to terrify, to scare, to frighten
Conjugation
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