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ריח

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Aramaic

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Verb

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ריח (transliteration needed)

  1. to smell

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ר־י־ח (r-y-kh)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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רֵיחַ (réakhm (plural indefinite רֵיחוֹת, singular construct רֵיחַ־, plural construct רֵיחוֹת־)

  1. odor, scent, smell
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in negative) trace, residue, iota

Usage notes

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  • In addition to the plural forms רֵיחוֹת and רֵיחוֹת־ given above, the plural forms רֵיחִים and רֵיחֵי־ are attested since the Middle Ages; they are much less common, however.

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew ריח (réakh).

Noun

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ריח (reyekh, reyakhm, plural ריחות (reykhes)

  1. scent; smell; odor