Rais and Rai This is a quicky.
For anyone who knows Arabic.
Are the words for "president" and for "opinion" related words?
Sano- 07-24-2007
No.
Ghadan- 01-01-2008
Nope, although they look similar, the roots are different.
President is ra'iis, and the root is raa', hamza, and siin. A related word is ra's, which means head.
Opinion is ra'y, and the root is raa', hamza, and yaa as far as I can remember. It is related to the word to see, ra'aa (yaraa is the 3rd sing. present, ra'aytu is the 1st person sing. past.)
Sorry for the lack of Arabic script, this computer doesn't support it.
Sano- 01-01-2008
Sorry for the lack of Arabic script, this computer doesn't support it.
The lack of Arabic script is hardly an issue in this context. Besides, you cold always post it as an image if you were so inclined.
Also, thank you for providing a much more descriptive answer than I.
eldin raigmore- 01-02-2008
Nope, although they look similar, the roots are different.
President is ra'iis, and the root is raa', hamza, and siin. A related word is ra's, which means head.
Opinion is ra'y, and the root is raa', hamza, and yaa as far as I can remember. It is related to the word to see, ra'aa (yaraa is the 3rd sing. present, ra'aytu is the 1st person sing. past.)
Thank you, very much! That's exactly the explanation I needed. I appreciate it.
Sorry for the lack of Arabic script, this computer doesn't support it.I can't read it anyway; I would have needed what you wrote above even if you were also able to write it in Arabic.
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