ריח
Aramaic
Verb
ריח • (transliteration needed)
- to smell
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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ר־י־ח (r-y-kh) |
Cognate with Aramaic רֵיחָא (reikha), Arabic ريحة (rīħa).
Pronunciation
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Noun
רֵיחַ • (réakh) m (plural indefinite רֵיחוֹת, singular construct רֵיחַ־, plural construct רֵיחוֹת־)
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
Yiddish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew ריח (réakh).