ܪܝܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤓𐤀𐤔 (rʾš, literally “head”); compare Classical Syriac ܪܝܫ (rēš), Hebrew רֵישׁ (resh), Arabic رَاء (rāʔ) and Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô). Doublet of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [reʃː]

Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) f

1. resh (the twentieth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܐ

Assyrian alphabetedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)

Derived terms

• ܪܹܝܫ ܓܠܘܿܠܬܵܐ (rēš glōltā, “retroflex r”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [reːʃ]

Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܝ (rēšay), feminine ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܬ݂ (rēšaṯ))

1. construct state singular of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, “head”)

Derived terms

• ܪܹܝܫ ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (rēš ṭufsā, “archetype”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (rēš yarḥā, “New Moon, new month”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (rēš kispā, “capital”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܥܵܒ݂ܵܐ (rēš ˁāḇā, literally “head of the forest”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (rēš qarnā, “cornerstone”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܩܸܢܵܐ (rēš qinnā, “first-born”)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš šētā, “New Year”)
• ܪܹܝܫܲܬ݂ ܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ (rēšaṯ rawmē, “highest altitude”)