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راضية content in Arabic

راضية is how you say “content” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

والدافق قيل إنه فاعل بمعنى مفعول كقولهم سر كاتم وعيشة راضية

And it is said that "dafiq" is an active participle with the meaning of a passive, like their saying "sir katim" and "ʿīsha rāḍiya."

رَاضِيَةٌ 'raḍiya'

An active participle (fa'il form) as adjective, agreeing with 'life' as indefinite, looking active ('pleasing') but carrying the passive-flavored 'pleased-with' sense, a second illustration of the same point.

From Creating Life from Nothing

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وأما العيشة الراضية فالوصف بها أحسن من الوصف بالمرضية

As for the 'contented life,' describing it this way is better than describing it as 'a life one is pleased with.'

الرَّاضِيَةُ contented

An adjective made definite by al- to agree with 'the life', 'the contented'. It trails its noun and copies its article and ending; the form looks active but here describes a satisfied, pleasing life, which the passage will note.

From Creating Life from Nothing

وإذا كانوا يقولون الوقت الحاضر والساعة الراهنة وإن لم يفعلا ذلك فكيف يمتنع أن يقولوا ماء دافق وعيشة راضية

And if they say 'the present time' and 'the current hour' without those phrases acting, how could they refrain from saying 'gushing water' and 'contented life'?

رَاضِيَةً contented

An active participle 'contented' as an adjective, agreeing with 'life' as indefinite and in the object-style ending. Active in form yet describing the life as satisfying, it closes the parallel with the gushing-water example.

From Creating Life from Nothing

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