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وَرَى
to strike fire, kindle (of a flint or fire-stick) /waˈraː/
verbA1#131 most common
Also: to kindle, to spark, to produce fire
Example sentences
وَرَى الزَّنْدُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
The flint struck fire quickly.
لا يَرِي الزَّنْدُ المُبْتَلُّ.
A wet flint does not strike fire.
وَرَتْ زِنادُهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ مُحاوَلَةٍ.
His flints struck fire on the first try.
كُلَّما حاوَلَ، وَرَى زَنْدُهُ وَاشْتَعَلَتِ النّارُ.
Each time he tried, his flint sparked and the fire blazed up.
قالَ الشّاعِرُ إِنَّ زِنادَ المَجْدِ لا تَرِي إِلّا لِأَصْحابِ العَزائِمِ.
The poet said the flints of glory strike fire only for those of firm resolve.
وَرَتْ بِكَ زِنادي، فَأَنْتَ مَيْمُونُ الطَّلْعَةِ.
You have brought me good fortune; literally, my fire-sticks struck fire through you, and your coming is blessed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرِي | وَرَيْتُ | سَأَرِي |
| 2sg | تَرِي | وَرَيْتَ | سَتَرِي |
| 3sg | يَرِي | وَرَى | سَيَرِي |
| 1pl | نَرِي | وَرَيْنا | سَنَرِي |
| 2pl | تَرُونَ | وَرَيْتُمْ | سَتَرُونَ |
| 3pl | يَرُونَ | وَرَوْا | سَيَرُونَ |
Word family
أَوْرَىto kindle, to strike fire
وَرَاءbehind, beyond
تَوْرِيَةdouble entendre, concealment (rhetorical device)
تَوارَىto hide oneself
الوَرَىmankind, all creatures
Etymology
وَرَى comes from the Semitic root و-ر-ي. Its core sense is striking fire from a flint or fire-drill. The same root feeds وَرَاء (behind) and the form II verb وَرَّى (to conceal or hint at), tying together the ideas of what is struck out and what is kept back.
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