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رَوِيْئَةٌ

Root: روأ

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رَوِيْئَةٌ , or, as some say, only رَوِيَّةٌ, without ء; the latter was the usual form, without ء; or each; a subst. from رَوَّأَ فِى; الأَمْرِ; meaning Inspection, examination, consideration, or thought; and repeated inspection or examination or consideration; or consideration of the issues, or results, of an affair; without haste to reply. You say, فُلَانٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ رَوِيَّةٌ [Such a one has no inspection, &c.]. It precedes what is termed عَزِيمَةٌ [i. e. resolution, or determination, &c.], and follows what is termed بَدِيهَةٌ [i. e. intuitive knowledge, &c.]: one has well said, بَدِيهَتُهُ تَحُلُّ عُرَى المَعَانِى إِذَا ٱنْغَلَقَتْ فَتَكْفِيهِ الرَّوِيَّهْ [His intuitive knowledge undoes the loops of meanings when they are fast closed, and inspection suffices him]. [See also رَوِيَّةٌ in art. روى.]
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