رَيءِىٌّ

and ↓ رِيءِىٌّ (Lth, T, M, K, TA) A jinnee, or genie, that presents himself to a man, and shows him, or teaches him, divination or enchantment or the like: (Lth, T, TA:) or a jinnee whom a man sees: or, according to Lh, one whom a person loves, and with whom he becomes familiar: (M:) or a jinnee that is seen and loved: or the latter word means such as is loved: (K:) and the former word, some other than this: (TA:) or the former means a follower, who is of the jinn; of the measure فَعِيلٌ or فَعُولٌ; [if the latter, originally رَوءُوى;] so called because he presents himself to the sight of him of whom he is the follower; or from the saying, فُلَانٌ رَيءِىُّ قَوْمِهِ, meaning, صَاحِبُ ↓ رَأْيِهِمْ [i. e. Such a one is the counsellor, or adviser, of his people, or party]: and sometimes it is pronounced رِيءِىٌّ (IAth, TA.) You say, لَهُ رَيءِىٌّ He has a jinnee &c. (Lh, M, TA.) And مَعَهُ رِيءِىٌّ With him is a jinnee &c. (Lth, T, TA.) And بِهِ رَيءِىٌّ مِنَ الجِنِّ, meaning مَسٌّ [i. e. In him is a touch, or stroke, from the jinn, or genii]. (S.)

Also, both words, A great serpent, (K, TA,) that presents itself to the sight of a man; (TA;) so called as being likened to a jinnee; (K, TA;) or because they assert that the serpent is a transformed jinnee, wherefore they call it شَيْطَانٌ and جَانٌّ. (IAth, TA.)

And A garment, or piece of cloth, that is spread out for sale. (Aboo-'Alee, M, K.)

-A2- For the former word, see also رَأْىٌ [of which it is a quasi-plural n.].