رَزِيَّةً a calamity in Arabic
رَزِيَّةً is how you say “a calamity” in Arabic.
Root ر ز ي r-z-y. noun (feminine, variant spelling of رَزِيئَة). raziyyah.
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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.
Example sentence
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.
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How it is used
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
- رَزَى to accept someone's bounty or favor (form I)
- أَرْزَى to lean or rely upon someone/something, to seek refuge with them (form IV)
- رَزِيَّة a calamity, a misfortune
More example sentences
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.
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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).