ܪܝܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤓𐤀𐤔 (rʾš, literally “head”); compare Classical Syriac ܪܝܫ (rēš), Hebrew רֵישׁ (resh), Arabic رَاء (rāʔ) and Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô). Doublet of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [reʃː]

Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) f

1. resh (the twentieth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܐ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܲܦ (kap)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܲܘ (taw)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [reʃː]

Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܝ (rēšay), feminine ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܬ (rēšat))

1. construct state singular of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, “head”)

Derived terms

• ܪܹܝܫ ܐܸܡܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (rēš imwātē, “chief of nations”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ (rēš gālūtā, “exilarch”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ (rēš knuštā, “head of the synagogue”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš šēttā, “New Year”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (rēš yarḥā, “new moon”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (rēš aḇāhātē, “founding patriarch”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ (rēš kāhnē, “high priest”)