رایحه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾaː.ji.ˈha/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑː.je̞.ɦǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑː.ji.jǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔː.ji.jǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒː.je.ɦé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɔ.ji.ɦǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rāyiha
Dari reading^?	rāyeha
Iranian reading^?	râyehe
Tajik reading^?	royiha

Noun

رایحه • (râyehe)

scent, odor, fragrance

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رایحه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim