resh

See also: Resh

English

Alternative forms

• reh
• reysh, reish

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Doublet of ras (“Ethiopian king”) and ras (“headland”), and related to reis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɛʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

resh (plural reshes)

1. The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.

Derived terms

• resh cicada

Translations

Semitic letter

• Catalan: reix (ca) f
• Finnish: reš (fi)
• French: rèch (fr) m, resh (fr) m
• Hebrew: רֵישׁ f (resh), ר (he) (symbol)
• Yiddish: ריש m or f (reysh)

See also

• Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Further reading

• resh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• rehs, EHRs, hers, HSer, Hers, Her's, RSHE, H.Res., ersh, H. Res., RSeH, Sher, her's

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rāšja, from *rōs-i̯e/o, denominative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs (compare Old English rǣs (“running, race”), Latin rorarii (“skirmishers”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “quick motion, rush”)). Alternatively, a secondary formation from rashë (“fell, struck”).

Verb

resh (aorist resha, participle reshur)

1. to precipitate, fall (rain, snow, etc.)

Related terms

• reshje, reshpe