ܪܝܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤓𐤀𐤔 (rʾš, literally “head”); compare Classical Syriac ܪܝܫ (rēš), Hebrew רֵישׁ (resh), Arabic رَاء (rāʔ) and Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô). Doublet of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [reʃː]

Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) f

  1. resh (the twentieth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܐ
Assyrian alphabetedit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [reːʃ]

Noun

ܪܹܝܫ • (rēš) (plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܝ (rēšay), feminine ܪܹ̈ܝܫܲܬ݂ (rēšaṯ))

  1. construct state singular of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, “head”)
Derived terms
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (rēš ṭufsā, “archetype”)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (rēš yarḥā, “New Moon, new month”)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (rēš kispā, “capital”)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܥܵܒ݂ܵܐ (rēš ˁāḇā, literally “head of the forest”)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (rēš qarnā, “cornerstone”)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܩܸܢܵܐ (rēš qinnā, “first-born”)
  • ܪܹܝܫ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (rēš šētā, “New Year”)
  • ܪܹܝܫܲܬ݂ ܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ (rēšaṯ rawmē, “highest altitude”)
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