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رَوْعَة
splendor /ˈraw.ʕa/
nounB1#2172 most common
Also: magnificence, wonder, beauty
Example sentences
الْمَنْظَرُ رَوْعَة.
The view is wonderful.
يَا لَهَا مِنْ رَوْعَة!
What splendor!
تَكْمُنُ رَوْعَةُ الْمَكَانِ فِي هُدُوئِهِ.
The beauty of the place lies in its calm.
رَوْعَةُ الطَّبِيعَةِ تَأْسِرُ الْقُلُوبَ.
The splendor of nature captivates hearts.
لَنْ أَنْسَى رَوْعَةَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى الشَّاطِئِ.
I will not forget the splendor of the sunset on the beach.
تَجَلَّتْ رَوْعَةُ الْعِمَارَةِ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ فِي زَخَارِفِ الْمَسْجِدِ الدَّقِيقَةِ.
The magnificence of Islamic architecture was manifest in the mosque's fine ornamentation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَوْعَةٌ | رَوْعَاتٌ |
| Genitive | رَوْعَةٍ | رَوْعَاتٍ |
| Accusative | رَوْعَةً | رَوْعَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا رَوْعَةُ | يَا رَوْعَاتُ |
Word family
رَائِعwonderful, splendid
أَرْوَعmore wonderfulرَاعَto amaze, to please
رَوَّعَto frighten, to startle
رَوْعfright, terror
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root r-w-ʿ, which carries the sense of being struck or moved. The verb رَاعَ can mean both to frighten and to please or amaze. رَوْعَة settled on the positive side of that range: the quality that strikes the onlooker with wonder.
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