ריח

Aramaic

Verb

ריח • (transliteration needed)

  1. to smell

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־י־ח (r-y-kh)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʁe.aχ/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [ˈʀ̟eː.jäħ]
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Noun

רֵיחַ • (réakhm (plural indefinite רֵיחוֹת, singular construct רֵיחַ־, plural construct רֵיחוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. odor, scent, smell
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in negative) trace, residue, iota

Usage notes

  • In addition to the plural forms רֵיחוֹת and רֵיחוֹת־ given above, the plural forms רֵיחִים and רֵיחֵי־ are attested since the Middle Ages; they are much less common, however.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ריח (réakh).

Noun

ריח • (reyekh, reyakhm, plural ריחות (reykhes)

  1. scent; smell; odor