ܪܝܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܪܐܚܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [re(j)ħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [re(j)ħe(ʔ)], [re(j)ħɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

Possibly a diminutive form of ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥāʾ, wind). Compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (rếaḥ).

Noun

ܪܝܚܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

  1. smell, scent, fragrance, savor/savour
  2. (in the plural) odors/odours, stenches, stinks
  3. (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguents
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيح (rīḥ).

Noun

ܪܝܚܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

  1. wind
    Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܗܘܬܐ
Inflection

References

  • ryḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 345a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 539b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1461a
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