ریشہ
Urdu
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *wréh₂ds |
Borrowed from Classical Persian ریشه (rēša, “root; stump”). Compare Baluchi ریشگ (rīšag, “root”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾeːʃ.ɑ(ː)/
Noun
ریشَہ • (reśa) m (Hindi spelling रेशा)
- fiber, filament
- (biology) vein; tissue; nerve
- Synonym: عَضْلَہ ('azla)
- (archaic) thin root of a plant
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ریشََہ (reśah) | ریشَے (reśe) |
| oblique | ریشَے (reśe) | ریشَوں (reśõ) |
| vocative | ریشَے (reśe) | ریشَو (reśo) |
Derived terms
- بے ریشَہ (be-reśa, “fibreless”)
- رَگ و ریشَہ (rag-o-reśa, “nature; constitution”, literally “vein and tissue”)
- ریشَہ خَطْمی (reśa-xatmī, “Althaea officinalis”)
- ریشَہ دار (reśa-dār, “fibrous”)
References
- “ریشہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ریشہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ریشہ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “ریشہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.