رَأْوَةٌ

An indication of a thing. (M in article رأو [to which it belongs: but in the S and TA mentioned in the present article; and in the T, in article رأ: in one copy of the S written رَاوَةٌ; and in one place in the TA, written روءاوة, and said to be like ثُمَامَةٌ, apparently from the author's having found it written رُاوَةٌ for رَأْوَةٌ].) You say, عَلَى فُلَانٍ رَأْوَةُ الحُمْقِ [Upon such a one is the indication of foolishness, or stupidity]. (M.) And عَلَى وَجْهِهِ رَأْوَةُ الحُمْقِ [Upon his face is the indication of foolishness, or stupidity], when you know foolishness, or stupidity, to be in him before you test him. (Lh, T, S.) And إِنَّ فِى وَجْهِهِ لَرَأْوَةً Verily in his face is an ugliness. (T.) [See also an explanation of أَرْأَى, above. J seems to have regarded the و as substituted for ى.]