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/
• (Egypt) IPA^(key): /riːh/

Noun

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

1. wind
2. fart
3. smell, odor

Usage notes

Sometimes masculine.

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)