riħ

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See also: rih

Maltese

Root
r-w-ħ
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رِيح (rīḥ). Originally a feminine, but masculine in Maltese (unlike related ruħ, which remained feminine).

Pronunciation

Noun

riħ m (plural rjieħ)

  1. wind
    • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
      U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
      bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
      il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
      u rix mitbiela,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. direction

Noun

riħ m (plural rjiħat)

  1. cold (sickness)

Noun

riħ m (plural rwieħ)

  1. shade