روضة

روضة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر و ض‎ (r-w-ḍ).

Noun

رَوْضَة • (rawḍa) f (plural رَوْضَات‎ (rawḍāt) or رِيَاض‎ (riyāḍ))

1. garden, meadow
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:15:

     ‏فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَهُمْ فِي رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ‎

     faʾammā allaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti fahum fī rawḍatin yuḥbarūna

     And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.

2. kindergarten

Declension

Declension of noun رَوْضَة (rawḍa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْضَة rawḍa	الرَّوْضَة‎ ar-rawḍa	رَوْضَة rawḍat
Nominative	رَوْضَةٌ rawḍatun	الرَّوْضَةُ‎ ar-rawḍatu	رَوْضَةُ rawḍatu
Accusative	رَوْضَةً rawḍatan	الرَّوْضَةَ‎ ar-rawḍata	رَوْضَةَ rawḍata
Genitive	رَوْضَةٍ rawḍatin	الرَّوْضَةِ‎ ar-rawḍati	رَوْضَةِ rawḍati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْضَتَيْن‎ rawḍatayn	الرَّوْضَتَيْن‎ ar-rawḍatayn	رَوْضَتَيْ‎ rawḍatay
Nominative	رَوْضَتَانِ‎ rawḍatāni	الرَّوْضَتَانِ‎ ar-rawḍatāni	رَوْضَتَا‎ rawḍatā
Accusative	رَوْضَتَيْنِ‎ rawḍatayni	الرَّوْضَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rawḍatayni	رَوْضَتَيْ‎ rawḍatay
Genitive	رَوْضَتَيْنِ‎ rawḍatayni	الرَّوْضَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rawḍatayni	رَوْضَتَيْ‎ rawḍatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْضَات‎‎; رِيَاض‎ rawḍāt‎; riyāḍ	الرَّوْضَات‎‎; الرِّيَاض‎ ar-rawḍāt‎; ar-riyāḍ	رَوْضَات‎‎; رِيَاض‎ rawḍāt‎; riyāḍ
Nominative	رَوْضَاتٌ‎‎; رِيَاضٌ‎ rawḍātun‎; riyāḍun	الرَّوْضَاتُ‎‎; الرِّيَاضُ‎ ar-rawḍātu‎; ar-riyāḍu	رَوْضَاتُ‎‎; رِيَاضُ‎ rawḍātu‎; riyāḍu
Accusative	رَوْضَاتٍ‎‎; رِيَاضًا‎ rawḍātin‎; riyāḍan	الرَّوْضَاتِ‎‎; الرِّيَاضَ‎ ar-rawḍāti‎; ar-riyāḍa	رَوْضَاتِ‎‎; رِيَاضَ‎ rawḍāti‎; riyāḍa
Genitive	رَوْضَاتٍ‎‎; رِيَاضٍ‎ rawḍātin‎; riyāḍin	الرَّوْضَاتِ‎‎; الرِّيَاضِ‎ ar-rawḍāti‎; ar-riyāḍi	رَوْضَاتِ‎‎; رِيَاضِ‎ rawḍāti‎; riyāḍi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: روضة‎ (rōḏ̣a, “kindergarten”)
• Moroccan Arabic: روضة‎ (rūḍa, “graveyard”), روض‎ (rūḍ, “kindergarten”)
• → Bengali: রওজা (rôuza, “mausoleum, garden”)

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَوْضَة‎ (rawḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈroːðˤə/
• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈroːðˤət/ (construct)

Noun

روضة • (rōḏ̣a) f (plural روضات‎ (rōḏ̣āt), construct روضة (rōḏ̣at))

1. kindergarten

   ‏فاطمة بالروضة صارت ولا للحينها بالحضانة؟‎‎

   Is Fatma in kindergarten now or is she still in the nursery?

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَوْضَة‎ (rawḍa, “garden, meadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːdˤa/, /rawdˤa/

Noun

رُوضة or رَوْضة • (rūḍa or rawḍa) f (plural رُوضات‎ (rūḍāt) or رَوْضات‎ (rawḍāt))

1. graveyard