ܪܝܚܐ
Appearance
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܪ ܘ ܚ (r w ḥ) |
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [reːxɑː], [reːħaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [rˤiːxa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [reːxa], [riːxa]
Noun
[edit]ܪܹܝܚܵܐ • (rēḥā) m sg (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܚܹܐ (rēḥē) or ܪܹ̈ܝܚܵܢܹܐ (rēḥānē))
- 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.
- (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.
- (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguent
Derived terms
[edit]- ܪܹܝܚܵܢܵܐ (rēḥānā)
See also
[edit]Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Possibly a diminutive form of ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥāʾ, “wind”). Compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (rếaḥ).
Noun
[edit]ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)
- smell, scent, fragrance, savor/savour
- (in the plural) odors/odours, stenches, stinks
- (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguents
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܪܝܚܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܪܝܚ | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ |
construct | ܪܝܚ | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ |
emphatic | ܪܝܚܐ | ܪܝܚܢܐ ,ܪܝܚܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܝܚܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܝܚܟ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܝܚܟܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܝܚܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܝܚܟܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܝܚܟܝܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܝܚܗܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܝܚܗܝܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܪܝܚܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܪܝܚ | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ |
construct | ܪܝܚ | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ |
emphatic | ܪܝܚܐ | ܪܝܚܢܐ ,ܪܝܚܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܪܝܚܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܪܝܚܟ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܪܝܚܟܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܪܝܚܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܪܝܚܟܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܪܝܚܟܝܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܪܝܚܗܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܪܝܚܗܝܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “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
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- syc:Medicine
- syc:Perfumes
- syc:Smell
- syc:Spices and herbs
- syc:Wind