ܪܝܚܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܘ ܚ (r w ḥ)
4 terms

Etymology

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

Noun

ܪܹܝܚܵܐ • (rēḥā) m 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)

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See also

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (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
Inflection of ܪܝܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܝܚ 1st person ܪܝܚܝ ܪܝܚܢ
construct ܪܝܚ 2nd person ܪܝܚܟ ܪܝܚܟܝ ܪܝܚܟܘܢ ܪܝܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܝܚܐ 3rd person ܪܝܚܗ ܪܝܚܗ ܪܝܚܗܘܢ ܪܝܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ 1st person ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ
construct ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ 2nd person ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܝܚܢܐ ,ܪܝܚܐ 3rd person ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيح (rīḥ).

Noun

ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

  1. wind
    Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܗܘܬܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܝܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܝܚ 1st person ܪܝܚܝ ܪܝܚܢ
construct ܪܝܚ 2nd person ܪܝܚܟ ܪܝܚܟܝ ܪܝܚܟܘܢ ܪܝܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܝܚܐ 3rd person ܪܝܚܗ ܪܝܚܗ ܪܝܚܗܘܢ ܪܝܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ 1st person ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ
construct ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ 2nd person ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܝܚܢܐ ,ܪܝܚܐ 3rd person ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “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, page 345a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1461a
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