ראיה

Hebrew

Root
ר־א־ה (r-ʾ-h)

Pronunciation

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Noun

רְאָיָה • (re'ayá) f (plural indefinite רְאָיוֹת)

1. proof, evidence

   יֵשׁ לָנוּ רְאָיוֹת מְשַׁכְנְעוֹת שֶׁאַתָּה הָרוֹצֵחַ.

   yésh lánu r'ayót m'shakhn'ót she'atá harotséakh.

   We have compelling evidence that you are the murderer.

Derived terms

• לֹא רָאִינוּ אֵינָהּ רְאָיָה

Noun

רְאִיָּה • (re'iyá) f

1. defective spelling of ראייה

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin radius. Compare Portuguese raio and Spanish rayo.

Noun

ראיה (rʔyh)

1. ray, beam
   • c. 1100, Kharja H3, section 3:

     כם ראיה דשול אשיד

     km rʔyh dšwl ʔšyd

     He appears like a sunbeam

     (literally, “He comes out like (a) ray of (the) sun”)