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رائِد
pioneer /ˈraː.ʔid/
nounB1#2270 most common
Also: leader, major (military rank), explorer/scout
Example sentences
هذا رَجُلٌ رائِد.
This is a pioneering man.
أَخي رائِدُ فَضاء.
My brother is an astronaut.
كانَ جَدّي رائِداً في مَجالِ الطِّبّ.
My grandfather was a pioneer in the field of medicine.
يُعَدُّ هذا العالِمُ رائِدَ النَّهضةِ العِلميّةِ في بِلادِه.
This scholar is considered the pioneer of the scientific renaissance in his country.
رُقِّيَ الضّابِطُ إلى رُتبةِ رائِدٍ بَعدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الخِدمة.
The officer was promoted to the rank of major after years of service.
تُخَلِّدُ الجامِعةُ ذِكرى رائِدِ الإصلاحِ الّذي أَرسى دَعائِمَ التَّعليمِ الحَديث.
The university commemorates the reform pioneer who laid the foundations of modern education.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رائِدٌ | رُوّادٌ |
| Genitive | رائِدٍ | رُوّادٍ |
| Accusative | رائِداً | رُوّاداً |
| Vocative | يا رائِدُ | يا رُوّادُ |
Word family
رُوّادpioneers, patrons, frequenters
رِيادةleadership, pioneering
رائِدةfemale pioneer
رادَto explore, to seek out
رائِد أعمالentrepreneur
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root r-w-d, meaning to seek out or roam in search of something. In its oldest use, the رائِد was the scout a tribe sent ahead to find water and pasture. The sense then broadened to anyone who goes first into new territory, and today it covers pioneers, leaders, and the military rank of major.
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