ܪܝܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic רֵיחָא (rēḥā), possibly a diminutive form of רוּחָא (rūḥā, “wind, spirit”); compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ, “wind”), رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (réakh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [reːxɑː], [reːħaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [rˤiːxa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [reːxa], [riːxa]
Noun
ܪܹܝܚܵܐ • (rēḥā) m sg (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܚܹܐ (rēḥē) or ܪܹ̈ܝܚܵܢܹܐ (rēḥānē))
- smell, scent, fragrance, odor, stench any pleasant or unpleasant scent
- ܚܲܕ݇ ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.
- ḥa rēḥā bēṯāyā ìlēh min bēṯ buššālā.
- Some smell is coming from the kitchen.
- (figuratively) trace, remnant, vestige
- ܫܲܪܒܬ݂ܲܢ ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ̈ܢܵܝܹܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܣܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ
- šarbṯan kullāh alqōšnāyē, illā sāḇtī kē āmrā wā d-īṯ lan rēḥā min zāḵō
- Our lineage is all Alqoshites, but my grandmother used to say that we have a trace from Zakho.
- (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguent
Derived terms
- ܪܹܝܚܵܢܵܐ (rēḥānā)
See also
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܪܐܚܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re(j)ħɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [re(j)ħe], [re(j)ħɑne] (plural)
Etymology 1
Possibly a diminutive form of ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥā, “wind”). Compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (rếaḥ).
Noun
ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)
- smell, scent, fragrance, savor/savour
- (in the plural) odors/odours, stenches, stinks
- (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguents
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܝܚ | 1st person | ܪܝܚܝ | ܪܝܚܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܝܚ | 2nd person | ܪܝܚܟ | ܪܝܚܟܝ | ܪܝܚܟܘܢ | ܪܝܚܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܗܘܢ | ܪܝܚܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ | 1st person | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ | 2nd person | ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܝܚܢܐ , | 3rd person | ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Noun
ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܝܚ | 1st person | ܪܝܚܝ | ܪܝܚܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܝܚ | 2nd person | ܪܝܚܟ | ܪܝܚܟܝ | ܪܝܚܟܘܢ | ܪܝܚܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܗ | ܪܝܚܗܘܢ | ܪܝܚܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ | 1st person | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ | 2nd person | ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܪܝܚܢܐ , | 3rd person | ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ | ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ | ||
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, page 345a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 1461a