ريح

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ي ح‎ (r-y-ḥ). From Proto-Semitic *rūḥ- (“to blow, breathe; spirit”). Cognate with Hebrew רוּחַ‎ (rúach), Aramaic ܪܘܼܚܵܐ‎/רוּחָא‎ (rūħā).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /riːħ/

Noun

رِيح • (rīḥ) f (plural رِيَاح‎ (riyāḥ) or أَرْوَاح‎ (ʾarwāḥ) or أَرْيَاح‎ (ʾaryāḥ))

1. wind
   • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 10:22:

     ‏هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۖ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُمْ فِي ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِهَا جَاءَتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَجَاءَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَظَنُّوا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ ۙ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ لَئِنْ أَنْجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ‎

     huwa llaḏī yusayyiru-kum fī l-barri wa-l-baḥri ḥattā ʾiḏā kuntum fī l-fulki wa-jarayna bi-him bi-rīḥin ṭayyibatin wa-fariḥū bi-hā jāʾat-hā rīḥun ʿāṣifun wa-jāʾa-humu l-mawju min kulli makānin wa-ẓannū ʾanna-hum ʾuḥīṭa bi-him daʿawu llāha muḵliṣīna la-hu d-dīna la-ʾin ʾanjayta-nā min hāḏihī lanakūnanna mina š-šākirīna

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2. fart
3. smell, odor

Declension

Declension of noun رِيح (rīḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِيح rīḥ	الرِّيح‎ ar-rīḥ	رِيح rīḥ
Nominative	رِيحٌ rīḥun	الرِّيحُ‎ ar-rīḥu	رِيحُ rīḥu
Accusative	رِيحًا‎ rīḥan	الرِّيحَ‎ ar-rīḥa	رِيحَ rīḥa
Genitive	رِيحٍ rīḥin	الرِّيحِ‎ ar-rīḥi	رِيحِ rīḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِيحَيْن‎ rīḥayn	الرِّيحَيْن‎ ar-rīḥayn	رِيحَيْ‎ rīḥay
Nominative	رِيحَانِ‎ rīḥāni	الرِّيحَانِ‎ ar-rīḥāni	رِيحَا‎ rīḥā
Accusative	رِيحَيْنِ‎ rīḥayni	الرِّيحَيْنِ‎ ar-rīḥayni	رِيحَيْ‎ rīḥay
Genitive	رِيحَيْنِ‎ rīḥayni	الرِّيحَيْنِ‎ ar-rīḥayni	رِيحَيْ‎ rīḥay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِيَاح‎‎; أَرْوَاح‎‎; أَرْيَاح‎ riyāḥ‎; ʾarwāḥ‎; ʾaryāḥ	الرِّيَاح‎‎; الْأَرْوَاح‎‎; الْأَرْيَاح‎ ar-riyāḥ‎; al-ʾarwāḥ‎; al-ʾaryāḥ	رِيَاح‎‎; أَرْوَاح‎‎; أَرْيَاح‎ riyāḥ‎; ʾarwāḥ‎; ʾaryāḥ
Nominative	رِيَاحٌ‎‎; أَرْوَاحٌ‎‎; أَرْيَاحٌ‎ riyāḥun‎; ʾarwāḥun‎; ʾaryāḥun	الرِّيَاحُ‎‎; الْأَرْوَاحُ‎‎; الْأَرْيَاحُ‎ ar-riyāḥu‎; al-ʾarwāḥu‎; al-ʾaryāḥu	رِيَاحُ‎‎; أَرْوَاحُ‎‎; أَرْيَاحُ‎ riyāḥu‎; ʾarwāḥu‎; ʾaryāḥu
Accusative	رِيَاحًا‎‎; أَرْوَاحًا‎‎; أَرْيَاحًا‎ riyāḥan‎; ʾarwāḥan‎; ʾaryāḥan	الرِّيَاحَ‎‎; الْأَرْوَاحَ‎‎; الْأَرْيَاحَ‎ ar-riyāḥa‎; al-ʾarwāḥa‎; al-ʾaryāḥa	رِيَاحَ‎‎; أَرْوَاحَ‎‎; أَرْيَاحَ‎ riyāḥa‎; ʾarwāḥa‎; ʾaryāḥa
Genitive	رِيَاحٍ‎‎; أَرْوَاحٍ‎‎; أَرْيَاحٍ‎ riyāḥin‎; ʾarwāḥin‎; ʾaryāḥin	الرِّيَاحِ‎‎; الْأَرْوَاحِ‎‎; الْأَرْيَاحِ‎ ar-riyāḥi‎; al-ʾarwāḥi‎; al-ʾaryāḥi	رِيَاحِ‎‎; أَرْوَاحِ‎‎; أَرْيَاحِ‎ riyāḥi‎; ʾarwāḥi‎; ʾaryāḥi

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /raj.jiħ/

Adjective

رَيِّح • (rayyiḥ)

1. windy

Declension

Declension of adjective رَيِّح (rayyiḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَيِّح rayyiḥ	الرَّيِّح‎ ar-rayyiḥ	رَيِّحَة‎ rayyiḥa	الرَّيِّحَة‎ ar-rayyiḥa
Nominative	رَيِّحٌ rayyiḥun	الرَّيِّحُ‎ ar-rayyiḥu	رَيِّحَةٌ‎ rayyiḥatun	الرَّيِّحَةُ‎ ar-rayyiḥatu
Accusative	رَيِّحًا‎ rayyiḥan	الرَّيِّحَ‎ ar-rayyiḥa	رَيِّحَةً‎ rayyiḥatan	الرَّيِّحَةَ‎ ar-rayyiḥata
Genitive	رَيِّحٍ rayyiḥin	الرَّيِّحِ‎ ar-rayyiḥi	رَيِّحَةٍ‎ rayyiḥatin	الرَّيِّحَةِ‎ ar-rayyiḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَيِّحَيْن‎ rayyiḥayn	الرَّيِّحَيْن‎ ar-rayyiḥayn	رَيِّحَتَيْن‎ rayyiḥatayn	الرَّيِّحَتَيْن‎ ar-rayyiḥatayn
Nominative	رَيِّحَانِ‎ rayyiḥāni	الرَّيِّحَانِ‎ ar-rayyiḥāni	رَيِّحَتَانِ‎ rayyiḥatāni	الرَّيِّحَتَانِ‎ ar-rayyiḥatāni
Accusative	رَيِّحَيْنِ‎ rayyiḥayni	الرَّيِّحَيْنِ‎ ar-rayyiḥayni	رَيِّحَتَيْنِ‎ rayyiḥatayni	الرَّيِّحَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rayyiḥatayni
Genitive	رَيِّحَيْنِ‎ rayyiḥayni	الرَّيِّحَيْنِ‎ ar-rayyiḥayni	رَيِّحَتَيْنِ‎ rayyiḥatayni	الرَّيِّحَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rayyiḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	رَيِّحَات‎ rayyiḥāt	الرَّيِّحَات‎ ar-rayyiḥāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	رَيِّحَاتٌ‎ rayyiḥātun	الرَّيِّحَاتُ‎ ar-rayyiḥātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	رَيِّحَاتٍ‎ rayyiḥātin	الرَّيِّحَاتِ‎ ar-rayyiḥāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	رَيِّحَاتٍ‎ rayyiḥātin	الرَّيِّحَاتِ‎ ar-rayyiḥāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) , “ريح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riː.ħa/

Verb

رِيحَ • (rīḥa) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of رَاحَ‎ (rāḥa)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ي ح‎

From Arabic رَيَّحَ‎ (rayyaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rij.jaħ/

Verb

ريح • (riyyaḥ) (non-past يريح‎ (yriyyaḥ), form II)

1. to sit down
2. to relax

Conjugation

Conjugation of ريح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ريحت‎ (riyyaḥt)	ريحتي‎ (riyyaḥti)	ريح (riyyaḥ)		ريحنا‎ (riyyaḥna)	ريحتوا‎ (riyyaḥtu)	ريحوا‎ (riyyḥu)
	f			ريحت‎ (riyyḥāt)
non-past	m	نريح‎ (nriyyaḥ)	تريح‎ (triyyaḥ)	يريح‎ (yriyyaḥ)		نريحوا‎ (nriyyḥu)	تريحوا‎ (triyyḥu)	يريحوا‎ (yriyyḥu)
	f		تريحي‎ (triyyḥi)	تريح‎ (triyyaḥ)
imperative	m		ريح (riyyaḥ)				ريحوا‎ (riyyḥu)
	f		ريحي‎ (riyyḥi)

Etymology 2

Root
ر و ح‎

From Arabic رِيح‎ (rīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːħ/

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Verb

ريح • (rīḥ) m or f (plural رياح‎ (ryāḥ))

1. wind