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رِعايَة
care /riˈʕaːja/
nounB1#1491 most common
Also: protection, looking after, patronage, sponsorship, custody, welfare
Example sentences
الأُمُّ تُقَدِّمُ الرِّعايَةَ لِطِفلِها.
The mother gives care to her child.
الرِّعايَةُ الصِّحِّيَّةُ مُهِمَّةٌ لِلجَميعِ.
Health care is important for everyone.
يَحتاجُ المَرضى إلى رِعايَةٍ خاصَّةٍ في المُستَشفى.
Patients need special care in the hospital.
أُقيمَ المُؤتَمَرُ تَحتَ رِعايَةِ وَزيرِ الصِّحَّةِ.
The conference was held under the patronage of the Minister of Health.
تُولي الدَّولَةُ رِعايَةً كَبيرَةً لِكِبارِ السِّنِّ والأَيتامِ.
The state gives great care to the elderly and orphans.
إنَّ رِعايَةَ المَواهِبِ الشّابَّةِ تَتَطَلَّبُ سِياساتٍ طَويلَةَ الأَمَدِ ودَعمًا مُستَدامًا.
Cultivating young talent requires long-term policies and sustained support.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رِعايَةٌ | رِعاياتٌ |
| Genitive | رِعايَةٍ | رِعاياتٍ |
| Accusative | رِعايَةً | رِعاياتٍ |
| Vocative | يا رِعايَةُ | يا رِعاياتُ |
Word family
رَعىto tend, graze, look after
راعٍ (rāʿin)shepherd, guardian
مَرعى (marʿan)pasture, grazing land
رَعِيَّة (raʿiyya)subjects, the governed
مُراعاة (murāʿāh)consideration, observance
Etymology
رِعايَة is the verbal noun of the verb رَعى, which first meant to graze or tend livestock. The shepherd who watches over a flock gave the word its sense of careful attention, so رِعايَة came to mean care, protection, and looking after people. The root ر-ع-ي is old and Semitic, with relatives in Hebrew and Aramaic that also describe shepherding and tending.
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