ريش

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See also: ریش, رئس, and ریس

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic רֵישָׁא / ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā, head) in the particular sense of “tip, extremity”, hence doublet of رَأْس (raʔs), whereas unrelated to رِمْش (rimš, eyelash), as far as we understand, see it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːʃ/
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Noun

رِيش (rīšm (collective, singulative رِيشَة f (rīša), plural رِيَاش (riyāš) or أَرْيَاش (ʔaryāš), paucal رِيشَات (rīšāt))

  1. feathers, quills
  2. feathering, plumage
  3. clothes, attire, exterior
  4. (brush) bristles
  5. ribs
Declension
Derived terms
  • رِيشَة (rīša)
  • رِيَاش (riyāš, furniture, attire)
  • رَاشَ (rāša, to provide with feathers; to grow feathers; to improve the position of, to provide what is needed; to become wealthy)
  • رَيَّشَ (rayyaša, to provide with or grow feathers)
  • تَرَيَّشَ (tarayyaša, to grow feathers; to become wealthy)
  • رَوَّش (rawwaš, having lots of fluff on the cheeks or ears)

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of رِيش (rīš).

Verb

رَيَّشَ (rayyaša) II (non-past يُرَيِّشُ (yurayyišu), verbal noun تَرْيِيش (taryīš))

  1. to clothe in feathers
  2. to grow feathers
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hebrew רֵישׁ (rêš)

Proper noun

رَيْش (rayšf

  1. The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and other Semitic abjads. (ר)