Arabic vocabulary
رَزِيَّةًa calamity in Arabic
رَزِيَّةً is how you say “a calamity” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ر ز ي (r-z-y)noun (feminine, variant spelling of رَزِيئَة)Pronounced raziyyah
Meaning of a calamity in Arabic
- a calamity, a misfortune — Given by Lane as a variant spelling of رَزِيئَة, with the hamza smoothed into a yāʾ.
رَزِيَّة is the form most often seen in later usage, but Lane's Lexicon notes it is simply an orthographic variant of رَزِيئَة — the hamza smoothed into a yāʾ — and directs the reader to the entry under the root رزأ for its full treatment. Within the رزي root proper, the attested verb senses (رَزَى "to accept a person's bounty," أَرْزَى "to have recourse to someone for refuge") are distinct in meaning from the calamity sense carried by رَزِيَّة.
Words from the same root
- رَزَىto accept someone's bounty or favor (form I)
- أَرْزَىto lean or rely upon someone/something, to seek refuge with them (form IV)
- رَزِيَّةa calamity, a misfortune
Common questions
- How do you say "a calamity" in Arabic?
- رَزِيَّة (raziyyah).
- Is رَزِيَّة related to رَزِيئَة?
- Yes — Lane's Lexicon treats رَزِيَّة as a variant spelling of رَزِيئَة, formed by smoothing the hamza into a yāʾ, and refers the reader to the entry under the root رزأ.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
قَالَ فَحَاجَةٌ قَالَ هَاتِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ رَزِيَّةً فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ
He said, then Hajja said, "Bring what would not be a calamity for the religion of God."
رََزِيَّةً — a calamity. An indefinite noun in the accusative serving as the predicate of the negated 'be' verb, naming what it must not turn out to be, a calamity. The 'be' verb assigns this accusative to its predicate.
From: Wealth and Knowledge on Trial →قَالَ هَاتْ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ رَزِيَّةً فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ
He said, "Bring what would not be a calamity in the religion of God."
رَزِيَّةً — a calamity. An indefinite noun in the accusative as the predicate of the negated 'be' verb, naming what it must not be, a calamity. The 'be' verb assigns this accusative to its predicate.
From: Wealth and Knowledge on Trial →
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