ריח

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 12:53, 14 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Aramaic

Verb

ריח (transliteration needed)

  1. to smell

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־י־ח (r-y-kh)

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

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈʁe.aχ/

Noun

רֵיחַ (réakhm (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

Anagrams


Yiddish

Etymology

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

Noun

ריח (reyekh, reyakhm, plural ריחות (reykhes)

  1. scent; smell; odor