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رَجا
to hope for /ˈra.dʒaː/
verbA1#195 most common
Also: to request, plead for, to expect, to wish for
Example sentences
أَرْجو أَنْ تَنْجَحَ.
I hope you succeed.
رَجا الوَلَدُ والِدَهُ مُساعَدَةً.
The boy asked his father for help.
رَجَوْنا مِنْكُمُ الصَّبْرَ قَليلاً.
We asked you for a little patience.
كانَتْ تَرْجو أَنْ يَعودَ ابْنُها سالِماً مِنَ الحَرْبِ.
She hoped her son would return safe from the war.
رَجا المُتَّهَمُ القاضِيَ أَنْ يَرْأَفَ بِحالِهِ.
The accused begged the judge to show mercy on his condition.
ما زِلْنا نَرْجو رَحْمَةَ اللهِ وإنْ تَكاثَرَتِ الخُطوبُ.
We still hope for God's mercy even as troubles multiply.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرْجو | رَجَوْتُ | سَأَرْجو |
| 2sg | تَرْجو | رَجَوْتَ | سَتَرْجو |
| 3sg | يَرْجو | رَجا | سَيَرْجو |
| 1pl | نَرْجو | رَجَوْنا | سَنَرْجو |
| 2pl | تَرْجونَ | رَجَوْتُمْ | سَتَرْجونَ |
| 3pl | يَرْجونَ | رَجَوْا | سَيَرْجونَ |
Word family
رَجاء (rajāʾ)hope; plea, request
رَجاءً (rajāʾan)please
مَرْجُوّ (marjūw)hoped-for, expected
تَرَجَّى (tarajjā)to plead, beseech
راجٍ (rājin)one who hopes; hopeful
Etymology
رَجا comes from the triliteral Semitic root ر-ج-و (r-j-w), which carries the senses of hoping, expecting, and asking. From the same root come the noun رَجاء (hope, plea) and the everyday رَجاءً (please). The verb covers a range from quiet hope to a formal request.
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