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ruga
prayer /ˈru.ga/
noun#84 most common
Also: plea, entreaty, request
Example sentences
Ruga este scurtă.
The prayer is short.
Ea a spus ruga înainte de masă.
She said the prayer before the meal.
Preotul a ascultat ruga bătrânei cu multă răbdare.
The priest listened to the old woman's plea with great patience.
Ruga lui pentru iertare a fost sinceră.
His prayer for forgiveness was sincere.
În ruga ei, mama cerea sănătate pentru toți copiii.
In her prayer, the mother asked for health for all her children.
Ruga rostită în tăcere, la lumina lumânării, i-a adus liniște sufletului chinuit.
The prayer spoken in silence, by candlelight, brought peace to the tormented soul.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rugă | rugi |
| Genitive | rugi | rugilor |
| Accusative | rugă | rugi |
| Vocative | rugo | rugilor |
Word family
a (se) rugato pray, to beg
rugăciuneprayer (religious)rugăminterequest, plea
rugătorpleading, imploring
Etymology
Rugă comes from the Latin verb rogare, meaning to ask. Romanian kept rogare as the everyday verb a ruga, meaning to ask or beg, and formed the noun rugă from it to mean a plea or a prayer. Latin rogare itself is traditionally traced to a root meaning to direct or set straight, the same root behind words like rex and regere.
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