رأيت

See also: رايب

Arabic

Verb

رأيت (form I)

1. رَأَيْتُ (raʔaytu) /ra.ʔaj.tu/: first-person singular past active of رَأَى (raʔā)
2. رَأَيْتَ (raʔayta) /ra.ʔaj.ta/: second-person masculine singular past active of رَأَى (raʔā)
3. رَأَيْتِ (raʔayti) /ra.ʔaj.ti/: second-person feminine singular past active of رَأَى (raʔā)
   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi

     إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً
     فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ

     ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan
     falā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu

     If you see the lion's fangs protruding,
     Think not that the lion is smiling.