resh
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English
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Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Doublet of ras (“Ethiopian king”) and ras (“headland”), and related to reis.
Pronunciation
Noun
resh (plural reshes)
- The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.
Translations
Semitic letter
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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *rāšja, from *rōs-i̯e/o, denominative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs (compare Old English rǣs (“running, race”), Latin rorarii (“skirmishers”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “quick motion, rush”)). Alternatively, a secondary formation from rashë (“fell, struck”).
Verb
resh (aorist resha, participle reshur)
- to precipitate, fall (rain, snow, etc.)