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رِئَة
lung /ˈri.ʔa/
nounB1#2127 most common
Also: lungs (as an organ)
Example sentences
الرِّئَةُ عُضْوٌ مُهِمٌّ.
The lung is an important organ.
لِلْإِنْسانِ رِئَتانِ.
A human being has two lungs.
التَّدْخِينُ يُؤْذِي الرِّئَةَ.
Smoking harms the lung.
شَعَرَ بِأَلَمٍ فِي رِئَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى.
He felt pain in his right lung.
أَظْهَرَتِ الْأَشِعَّةُ الْتِهابًا فِي الرِّئَةِ.
The X-ray showed inflammation in the lung.
يَعْتَمِدُ نَقْلُ الْأُكْسِجِينِ إِلى الدَّمِ عَلى سَلامَةِ الرِّئَتَيْنِ.
The transfer of oxygen to the blood depends on the health of the lungs.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رِئَةٌ | رِئَاتٌ |
| Genitive | رِئَةٍ | رِئَاتٍ |
| Accusative | رِئَةً | رِئَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا رِئَةُ | يا رِئَاتُ |
Word family
رِئَوِيّpulmonary, of the lung
رِئَتانِtwo lungs (dual)
الْتِهابُ الرِّئَةِpneumonia (lit. inflammation of the lung)
ذاتُ الرِّئَةِpneumonia
Etymology
Arabic رِئَة means lung. It is an old Semitic word with cognates across the family. The original form carried a weak final radical, which is why the plural forms vary. Arabic is Semitic, not Indo-European, so there is no Proto-Indo-European root.
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