ܪܝܫ

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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

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Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) f

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

Coordinate terms

(symbol) ܐ
(Assyrian letter names) 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), ^{(Category: aii:Syriac letter names)}

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key):

Noun

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

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”)

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