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rikha ܪܝܼܚܵܐ

rikha is the Assyrian word for smell, odour — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. smell, odour, fragrance
  2. lying down, stretched out; prolonged, tedious

Forms

Pluralrikhe

Examples

shakel i rikha
ܫܵܩܸܠ ܐܝܼ ܪܝܼܚܵܐ
to smell (tr.)
rikha bitayele
ܪܝܼܚܵܐ ܒܝܼܬܵܝܸܠܸܐ
There is a (bad) smell
rikhet bar-nasha bitayele
ܪܝܼܚܸܬ ܒܵܪ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܝܼܬܵܝܸܠܸܐ
There is a smell of a human

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 267.

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