ריח

Aramaic

Verb

ריח • (transliteration needed)




  1.  to smell






Hebrew



Etymology


Root
ר־י־ח‎


Cognate with Aramaic רֵיחָא‎ (reikha), Arabic ريحة‎ (rīħa).



Pronunciation




Noun


רֵיחַ • (réakh) m (plural indefinite רֵיחוֹת‎, singular construct רֵיחַ־, plural construct רֵיחוֹת־‎)




  1.  An odor, scent, smell.
    2. 

  2.  (figuratively, chiefly in negative) A trace, residue, iota.



Usage notes


  •  In addition to the plural forms רֵיחוֹת and רֵיחוֹת־‎ given above, the plural forms רֵיחִים‎ and רֵיחֵי־‎ are attested since the Middle Ages; they are much less common, however.



References


  •  “רֵיחַ”  in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ‎ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1277.



Anagrams







Yiddish



Etymology


From Hebrew ריח‎ (réakh).



Noun


ריח • (reyekh, reyakh) m, plural ריחות‎ (reykhes)




  1.  scent; smell; odor




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