ܪܝܚܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܪ ܘ ܚ (r w ḥ)
4 terms

Etymology

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From Aramaic רֵיחָא (rēḥā), possibly a diminutive form of רוּחָא (rūḥā, wind, spirit); compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ, wind), رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (réakh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܪܹܝܚܵܐ (rēḥām sg (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܚܹܐ (rēḥē) or ܪܹ̈ܝܚܵܢܹܐ (rēḥānē))

  1. smell, scent, fragrance, odor, stench any pleasant or unpleasant scent
    ܚܲܕ݇ ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.
    ḥa rēḥā bēṯāyā ìlēh min bēṯ buššālā.
    Some smell is coming from the kitchen.
  2. (figuratively) trace, remnant, vestige
    ܫܲܪܒܬ݂ܲܢ ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ̈ܢܵܝܹܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ
    šarbṯan kullāh alqōšnāyē, illā sāḇtī kē āmrā wā d-īṯ lan rēḥā min zāḵō
    Our lineage is all Alqoshites, but my grandmother used to say that we have a trace from Zakho.
  3. (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguent
    Synonyms: ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ (hērōmē), ܥܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁiṭrē), ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ (bismē)

Derived terms

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See also

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [re(j)ħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [re(j)ħe(ʔ)], [re(j)ħɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

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Possibly a diminutive form of ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥāʾ, wind). Compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (rếaḥ).

Noun

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ܪܝܚܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

  1. smell, scent, fragrance, savor/savour
  2. (in the plural) odors/odours, stenches, stinks
  3. (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguents
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic رِيح (rīḥ).

Noun

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ܪܝܚܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

  1. wind
    Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܗܘܬܐ
Inflection
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References

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  • ryḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 345a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 539b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1461a