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رِوَايَة narration in Arabic

رِوَايَة is how you say “narration” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وفي رواية لا تحاسدوا، ولا تباغضوا، ولا تجسسوا، ولا تحسسوا ولا تناجشوا وكونوا عباد الله إخوانًا

And in a version: 'Do not envy, do not hate, do not spy, do not look for faults, do not artificially raise bids, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers.'

رِوَايَةٍ a version

This noun is indefinite, 'a narration', presented as one report among others, and it stands as the object of the preceding 'in'. Its indefinite ending and the preposition's governance together fix its form.

From Avoid Envy and Suspicion

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More example sentences

وَفِي رِوَايَةِ لِمُسْلِمِ

And in a narration by Muslim:

رِوَايَةِ a narration

This noun is the object of the preceding 'in' and sits in the genitive, and it is also the first term of an 'of' pairing completed by the next word. As the lead term it draws definiteness from what follows, building 'narration of (Muslim)'.

From The Joy of Repentance

وفى رواية فلما قعدت بين رجليها، قالت اتق الله ولا تفض الخاتم إلا بحقه، فانصرفت عنها وهى أحب الناس إلى وتركت الذهب الذى أعطيتها،

In another version: 'When I sat between her legs, she said: Fear Allah and do not break the seal except with its due right. So I refrained from her though she was the most beloved to me, and I left the gold that I had given her.'

رِوَايَةٍ version

This noun is governed by 'in', so it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending; its indefinite form marks it as one unspecified alternate account. It names the source of the variant wording that follows.

From Three Men Saved by Sincerity

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