ריח

Aramaic

Verb

ריח • (transliteration needed)

1. to smell

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־י־ח (r-y-kh)

Cognate with Aramaic רֵיחָא (reikha), Arabic ريحة (rīħa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁe.aχ/

Noun

רֵיחַ • (réakh) m (plural indefinite רֵיחוֹת, singular construct רֵיחַ־, plural construct רֵיחוֹת־)

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

Usage notes

• 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.

References

• “רֵיחַ” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1277.

Anagrams

• ירח

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Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew ריח (réakh).

Noun

ריח • (reyekh, reyakh) m, plural ריחות (reykhes)

1. scent; smell; odor