ريش
العربية
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ريش¹
- /riːʃ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā, “tip, extremity”). Doublet of رَأْس (raʔs). Unrelated to رِمْش (rimš, “eyelash”).
noun رِيش · rīš · رِيشَة · رِيَاش · أَرْيَاش · رِيشَات
- feathers, quills
- feathering, plumage
- clothes, attire, exterior
- bristles
- ribs
ريش²
verb رَيَّشَ · rayyaša · يُرَيِّشُ · تَرْيِيش · مُرَيِّش
- to clothe in feathers
- to grow feathers
ريش³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew רֵישׁ (rêš).
proper noun رَيْش · rayš
- The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and other Semitic abjads. (ר)
In English
- feather branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds
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title = {ريش},
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