Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resh

/ɹɛʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: resh
IPA: /ɹɛʃ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.

name

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Doublet of ras (“Ethiopian king”) and ras (“headland”), and related to reis.

Inflected Forms

reshes (plural) reh (alternative) reysh (alternative) reish (alternative)

Phrases

resh cicada

Rhymes With

fresh flesh mesh refresh pradesh suresh afresh mahesh depeche esh creche thresh

Questions

How do you pronounce resh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛʃ/.
What does resh mean?: The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.
Where does resh come from?: From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Doublet of ras (“Ethiopian king”) and ras (“headland”), and related to reis.

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