Aramaic

Verb

ריח • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to smell

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʁe.aχ/

Noun

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

1. An odor, scent, smell.
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.

Anagrams

• ירח

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 965-17-0084-X, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1277.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ריח ‎(réakh).

Noun

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

1. scent; smell; odor