ريحان

See also: ریحان

Arabic

Etymology

From رِيح (rīḥ, scent, odor).

Noun

رَيْحَان (rayḥān) m (collective, singulative رَيْحَانَة (rayḥāna), plural رَيَاحِين (rayāḥīn))

  1. (botany) basil
  2. fragrant plant, aromatic
    • 7th century CE, The Quran:
      وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ / فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ / وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ
      wal-ʾarḍa waḍaʿahā lilʾanāmi / fīhā fākihatun wan-naḵlu ḏātu l-ʾakmāmi / wal-ḥabbu ḏū l-ʿaṣfi war-rayḥānu
      And the earth has He spread out for all living beings, with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates], and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.
Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ռեհան (ṙehan)
  • Azerbaijani: reyhan
  • Georgian: რეჰანი (rehani)
  • Northern Kurdish: riḧan, rihan, rehan, reyhan, rêhan, rêhane
  • Middle Armenian: ռահան (ṙahan), ըռահան (əṙahan), ռէհան (ṙēhan)
  • Ottoman Turkish: ریحان (reyhân; Reyhân), ریاحین pl (reyâhîn)
  • Persian: ریحان (reyhân; Reyhân), ریاحین pl (rayâhin), ریحانه (Reyhâne)
  • Udi: ираьгьаьн (irähän)

Hijazi Arabic

ريحان

Etymology

From Arabic رَيْحَان (rayḥān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reːħaːn/, /riːħaːn/

Noun

ريحان • (rēḥān or rīḥān) m

(plural رَياحين ‎(rayāḥīn))
  1. basil

See also

  • حَبَق (ḥabag, Ocimum (taxonomic plant genus))
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