رائحة

Arabic

Root
ر و ح (r-w-ḥ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː.ʔi.ħa/

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Noun

رَائِحَة • (rāʔiḥa) f (plural رَوَائِح (rawāʔiḥ))

1. smell, scent; odor

Declension

Declension of noun رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَائِحَة rāʔiḥa	الرَّائِحَة ar-rāʔiḥa	رَائِحَة rāʔiḥat
Nominative	رَائِحَةٌ rāʔiḥatun	الرَّائِحَةُ ar-rāʔiḥatu	رَائِحَةُ rāʔiḥatu
Accusative	رَائِحَةً rāʔiḥatan	الرَّائِحَةَ ar-rāʔiḥata	رَائِحَةَ rāʔiḥata
Genitive	رَائِحَةٍ rāʔiḥatin	الرَّائِحَةِ ar-rāʔiḥati	رَائِحَةِ rāʔiḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَائِحَتَيْن rāʔiḥatayn	الرَّائِحَتَيْن ar-rāʔiḥatayn	رَائِحَتَيْ rāʔiḥatay
Nominative	رَائِحَتَانِ rāʔiḥatāni	الرَّائِحَتَانِ ar-rāʔiḥatāni	رَائِحَتَا rāʔiḥatā
Accusative	رَائِحَتَيْنِ rāʔiḥatayni	الرَّائِحَتَيْنِ ar-rāʔiḥatayni	رَائِحَتَيْ rāʔiḥatay
Genitive	رَائِحَتَيْنِ rāʔiḥatayni	الرَّائِحَتَيْنِ ar-rāʔiḥatayni	رَائِحَتَيْ rāʔiḥatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوَائِح rawāʔiḥ	الرَّوَائِح ar-rawāʔiḥ	رَوَائِح rawāʔiḥ
Nominative	رَوَائِحُ rawāʔiḥu	الرَّوَائِحُ ar-rawāʔiḥu	رَوَائِحُ rawāʔiḥu
Accusative	رَوَائِحَ rawāʔiḥa	الرَّوَائِحَ ar-rawāʔiḥa	رَوَائِحَ rawāʔiḥa
Genitive	رَوَائِحَ rawāʔiḥa	الرَّوَائِحِ ar-rawāʔiḥi	رَوَائِحِ rawāʔiḥi

Descendants

• Hijazi Arabic: ريحة (rīḥa)
• Maltese: riħa
• Moroccan Arabic: ريحة (rīḥa)
• → Ottoman Turkish: رائحه (ra'iha), رایحه (rayiha)
  • Turkish: rayiha (“scent”)
• → Classical Persian: رَایِحَه (rāyiha)