risha ܪܝܼܫܵܐ
risha is the Assyrian word for head — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- head
- end, tip, top
- beginning
- side
Forms
| Plural | rishe, rishane |
|---|
Examples
mar-risha yuvelle kati
ܡܵܪ ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܘ̣ܘܸܠܠܸܐ ܩܵܬܝܼ
He gave me a head-ache
risha mamre
ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܡܵܡܪܸܐ
to give so. a headache, to bother, to hassle. Idiomatic phrases
o-bruna rishet babu murremle
ܐܘ̇ ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܪܝܼܫܸܬ ܒܵܒܘ̣ ܡܘ̣ܪܪܸܡܠܸܐ
The son honoured his father
rishu keple
ܪܝܼܫܘ̣ ܟܸܦܠܸܐ
He was humiliated
a-mendi hammasha al-risha bitayele
ܐܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܗܵܡܡܵܫܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܒܝܼܬܵܝܸܠܸܐ
This is always coming to my mind
npelle b-rishu
ܢܦܸܠܠܸܐ ܒ ܪܝܼܫܘ̣
He understood it
bile mattiva risha b-risha men-malla
ܒܝܼܠܸܐ ܡܵܬܬܝܼܘܵܐ ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܒ ܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܡܵܠܠܵܐ
He wanted to outsmart the mullah
kha-katta b-rishi tila
ܚܵܐ ܩܵܛܛܵܐ ܒ ܪܝܼܫܝܼ ܬܝܼܠܵܐ
A disaster befell me
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 266.
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