resh

See also: Resh

English

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Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (head). Doublet of ras (Ethiopian king) and ras (headland), and related to reis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɛʃ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

resh (plural reshes)

  1. The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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Albanian

Etymology

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

resh (first-person singular past tense resha, participle reshur)

  1. to precipitate, fall (rain, snow, etc.)
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