رایحه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾɑː.ji.ˈha]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑː.je̞.ɦǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑː.je̞.ɦǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑː.ji.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔː.ji.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒː.je.ɦé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɔ.ji.ɦǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	rāyiha
Dari reading?	rāyeha
Iranian reading?	râyehe
Tajik reading?	royiha

Noun

رایحه • (râyehe)

1. scent, odor, fragrance

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رایحه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim