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راج
to be in demand, to sell well /ˈraː.dʒa/
verbB2#3018 most common
Also: to be popular, to catch on, to circulate widely (of currency, news, rumors)
Example sentences
البضاعة راجت في السوق.
The merchandise sold well in the market.
هذا الكتاب راج بين الطلاب.
This book became popular among students.
راجت الشائعات بسرعة في المدينة.
Rumors spread quickly through the city.
راجت هذه العملة قديماً في بلاد الشام.
This currency circulated in the past in the Levant.
لم تكن بضاعته لتروج لولا جودتها العالية.
His goods would not have sold well if not for their high quality.
على الرغم من الأزمة الاقتصادية، راجت تجارة الذهب رواجاً ملحوظاً هذا العام.
Despite the economic crisis, the gold trade flourished notably this year.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أروج | رُجْتُ | سأروج |
| 2sg | تروج | رُجْتَ | ستروج |
| 3sg | يروج | راجَ | سيروج |
| 1pl | نروج | رُجْنا | سنروج |
| 2pl | تروجون | رُجْتُم | ستروجون |
| 3pl | يروجون | راجوا | سيروجون |
Word family
رواجdemand, popularity, circulation
روّجto promote, to market (something)
ترويجpromotion, marketing
رائجpopular, in demand, current
Etymology
راج comes from the Arabic root ر-و-ج, a hollow verb whose middle radical و contracts to ا in most forms. The root carries the sense of movement, spread, and active exchange. Classical usage described goods selling briskly in a market, and the word later extended to currency in circulation, popular trends, and spreading rumors.
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