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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Doublet of ras (“Ethiopian king”) and ras (“headland”), and related to reis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɹɛʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʃ
Noun
[edit]resh (plural reshes)
- The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.
Derived terms
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[edit]Semitic letter
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[edit]Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *rāšja, from *rōs-i̯e/o, denominative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs (compare Old English rǣs (“running, race”), Latin rorarii (“skirmishers”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “quick motion, rush”)). Alternatively, a secondary formation from rashë (“fell, struck”).
Verb
[edit]resh (aorist resha, participle reshur)
- to precipitate, fall (rain, snow, etc.)
Related terms
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- Albanian verbs