رضا

رضا

Arabic

Alternative forms

• رِضًى‎ (riḍan)

Etymology

From the roots ر ض و‎ (r-ḍ-w) and ر ض ي‎ (r-ḍ-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.dˤan/

Noun

رِضًا • (riḍan) m (dual رِضَوَان‎ (riḍawān))

1. verbal noun of رَضِيَ‎ (raḍiya) (form I)

   ‏هَلْ تُعَبِّرُ عَنْ عَدَمِ الرِّضَا عَنْ إِيمَانِنَا؟‎‎

   hal tuʿabbiru ʿan ʿadami r-riḍā ʿan ʾīmāninā?

   Are you expressing dissatisfaction with our faith?

2. contentedness, satisfaction, fulfillment, being well pleased
3. consent, permission

   Synonym: إِذْن‎ (ʾiḏn)

   • 644 CE, عَمْرو بْن أَحْمَر الْبَاهِلِيّ (ʿAmr ibn ʾAḥmar al-Bāhiliyy), شعر عمرو بن أحمر الباهلي:

     ‏لَا تُقْمِرَنَّ عَلَى قَمْرٍ وَلَيْلَتِهِ، / لَا عَنْ رِضَاكَ، وَلَا بِالكُرْهِ، مُغْتَصِبَا‎

     lā tuqmiranna ʿalā qamrin walaylatihi, / lā ʿan riḍāka, walā bi-l-kurhi, muḡtaṣibā

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

4. acquiescence, acceptance
5. favor
   1. gladness
   2. backing, support

Declension

Declension of noun رِضًا (riḍan)

Singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِضَا riḍā	الرِّضَا‎ ar-riḍā	رِضَا riḍā
Nominative	رِضًا riḍan	الرِّضَا‎ ar-riḍā	رِضَا riḍā
Accusative	رِضًا riḍan	الرِّضَا‎ ar-riḍā	رِضَا riḍā
Genitive	رِضًا riḍan	الرِّضَا‎ ar-riḍā	رِضَا riḍā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِضَوَيْن‎ riḍawayn	الرِّضَوَيْن‎ ar-riḍawayn	رِضَوَيْ‎ riḍaway
Nominative	رِضَوَانِ‎ riḍawāni	الرِّضَوَانِ‎ ar-riḍawāni	رِضَوَا‎ riḍawā
Accusative	رِضَوَيْنِ‎ riḍawayni	الرِّضَوَيْنِ‎ ar-riḍawayni	رِضَوَيْ‎ riḍaway
Genitive	رِضَوَيْنِ‎ riḍawayni	الرِّضَوَيْنِ‎ ar-riḍawayni	رِضَوَيْ‎ riḍaway

Proper noun

رِضَا • (riḍā) m

1. a male given name
2. (definite) ʿAlī al-Riḍā, the 8th Shia Imam and an important Muslim figure in the Abbasid era.

Declension

Declension of noun رِضَا (riḍā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	رِضَا riḍā	—
Nominative	—	رِضَا riḍā	—
Accusative	—	رِضَا riḍā	—
Genitive	—	رِضَا riḍā	—

Derived terms

• رَضَوِيّ‎ (raḍawiyy)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رضا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic رِضًا‎ (riḍan).

Proper noun

رضا • (Rıza)

1. a male given name from Arabic

Descendants

• Turkish: Rıza

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic رِضًا‎ (riḍan).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾiˈzɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾɪˈzɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾeˈzɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾiˈzɔ/

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Noun

رضا • (rezâ)

Dari	رضا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ризо (rizo)

1. agreement
2. satisfaction
3. accord

Related terms

• رضایت‎ (rezâyat)
• راضی‎ (râzi)

Proper noun

رضا • (Rezâ)

Dari	رضا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ризо (Rizo)

1. a male given name, Reza, Rezā, Riza, or Rizā, from Arabic

Derived terms

• رضایی‎ (rezâyi)

Related terms

• رضوی‎ (razavi)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian رضا‎ (rezâ), from Arabic رِضَا‎ (riḍā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾə.zɑː/

Noun

رضا • (razā) f (Hindi spelling रज़ा)

1. pleasure
2. will
3. content
4. approval
5. consent
6. permission
7. agreement
8. accord

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu رضا‎ (razā).

Noun

رضا (razā)

1. pleasure
2. will
3. content
4. approval
5. consent
6. permission
7. agreement
8. accord