How to say "opinion, view" in Arabic
CognateMeaningopinion, view
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رَأْي
raʾyראי
رأي
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
דעה
de'aدِئَا
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ر-أ-يHebrew root
ר-א-הHebrew's ה-final verbs regularly match Arabic's ي-final ones — a whole verb class lines up this way. ראה, "to see," and رأى raʾā, "to see," are exact matches, and رأي raʾy, "opinion," is literally "how you see it" — just like the English idiom viewpoint.
Related Hebrew word:ראהra'aرَآ
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In a phrase
فِي رَأْيِي
fī raʾyīפי ראייin my opinion
Plural
آرَاء
ārāʾאראאirregular plural — the root's hidden hamza resurfaces