ܪܝܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܘ ܚ (r w ḥ)
4 terms

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))

1. 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.

2. (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.

3. (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguent

   Synonyms: ܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ (hērōmē), ܥܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁiṭrē), ܒܸܣܡܹ̈ܐ (bismē)

Derived terms

• ܪܹܝܚܵܢܵܐ (rēḥānā)

See also

• ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (rūḥā, “spirit”)
• ܫܸܡܚܵܐ (šimḥā, “unpleasent smell”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܪܐܚܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [re(j)ħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [re(j)ħe(ʔ)], [re(j)ħɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

Possibly a diminutive form of ܪܘܚܐ (rūḥāʾ, “wind”). Compare Arabic رِيح (rīḥ) and Hebrew רֵיחַ (rếaḥ).

Noun

ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

1. smell, scent, fragrance, savor/savour
2. (in the plural) odors/odours, stenches, stinks
3. (in the plural) perfumes; spices; unguents

Inflection

    declension of ܪܝܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܝܚ	ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ
construct	ܪܝܚ	ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ
emphatic	ܪܝܚܐ	ܪܝܚܢܐ ,ܪܝܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܝܚܝ	ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܝܚܟ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܝܚܟܝ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܝܚܗ	ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܝܚܗ	ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܝܚܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܝܚܟܘܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܝܚܟܝܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܝܚܗܘܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܝܚܗܝܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِيح (rīḥ).

Noun

ܪܝܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܝܚܢܐ or ܪܝܚܐ)

1. wind

   Synonyms: ܪܘܚܐ, ܗܘܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܪܝܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܪܝܚ	ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ
construct	ܪܝܚ	ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ
emphatic	ܪܝܚܐ	ܪܝܚܢܐ ,ܪܝܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܪܝܚܝ	ܪܝܚܢܝ ,ܪܝܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܪܝܚܟ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟ ,ܪܝܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܪܝܚܟܝ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܪܝܚܗ	ܪܝܚܢܘܗܝ ,ܪܝܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܪܝܚܗ	ܪܝܚܢܝܗ ,ܪܝܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܪܝܚܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܪܝܚܟܘܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܪܝܚܟܝܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܪܝܚܗܘܢ	ܪܝܚܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܪܝܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܪܝܚܗܝܢ	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, p. 345a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1461a