In most Semitic alphabets, the letter resh (and its equivalents) is quite similar to the letter dalet (and its equivalents). In the Syriac alphabet, the letters became so similar that now they are only distinguished by a dot: resh has a dot above the letter, and the otherwise identical dalet has a dot below the letter. In the Arabic alphabet, rāʼ has a longer tail than dāl. In the Aramaic and Hebrew square alphabet, resh is a rounded single stroke while dalet is a right-angle of two strokes. The similarity led to the variant spellings of the name Nebuchadnezzar and Nebuchadrezzar.
The word resh is usually assumed to have come from a pictogram of a head, ultimately reflecting Proto-Semitic *raʾ(i)š-. The word's East Semitic cognate, rēš-, was one possible phonetic reading of the Sumerian cuneiform sign for "head" (SAG 𒊕, ) in Akkadian.
Resh, along with Ayin, Aleph, Hei, and Het, does not receive a dagesh by convention. In the Yemenite tradition, Resh is treated as most other consonants in that it can receive a dagesh hazak under certain circumstances. In the most widely accepted version of the Hebrew Bible, there are 17 instances of Resh being marked with a dagesh.[citation needed]
Resh as an abbreviation can stand for Rabbi (or Rav, Rebbe, Rabban, Rabbenu, and other similar constructions).
Resh may be found after a person's name on a gravestone to indicate that the person had been a Rabbi or to indicate the other use of Rav, as a generic term for a teacher or a personal spiritual guide.
Spelling out
Resh is used in an Israeli phrase; after a child may say something false, one may say "B'ShinQuf, Resh" (With Shin, Quf, Resh). These letters spell Sheqer, which is the Hebrew word for a lie. It would be akin to an English speaker saying "That's an L-I-E."
Arabic rāʾ
The letter is named rāʾراء in Arabic. It is written in several ways depending on its position in the word:
The Unicode standard for Arabic scripts also lists a variant with a full stroke (Unicode character U+075b: ݛ), suggesting that this form is used in certain Northern and Western African languages and some dialects in Pakistan.[2]
^Hachimi, Atiqa (2012-05-23). "The urban and the urbane: Identities, language ideologies, and Arabic dialects in Morocco". Language in Society. 41 (3): 321–341. doi:10.1017/s0047404512000279. ISSN 0047-4045. S2CID 144607607.
^Allen, Julie D.; Anderson, Deborah; et al. (eds.). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.2(PDF). Unicode Consortium. p. 265.
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This article is about the Semitic letter For the town in Nepal see Resh Nepal Resh is the twentieth letter of the Semitic abjads including Phoenician Resh Hebrew Resh ר Aramaic Resh Syriac Resh ܪ and Arabic Raʾ ر Its sound value is one of a number of rhotic consonants usually r or ɾ but also ʁ or ʀ in Hebrew and North Mesopotamian Arabic Qoph Resh Shin PhoenicianHebrewר AramaicSyriacܪArabicرPhonemic representationr ɾ ʁ ʀ Position in alphabet20Numerical value200Alphabetic derivatives of the PhoenicianGreekRLatinRCyrillicRIn most Semitic alphabets the letter resh and its equivalents is quite similar to the letter dalet and its equivalents In the Syriac alphabet the letters became so similar that now they are only distinguished by a dot resh has a dot above the letter and the otherwise identical dalet has a dot below the letter In the Arabic alphabet raʼ has a longer tail than dal In the Aramaic and Hebrew square alphabet resh is a rounded single stroke while dalet is a right angle of two strokes The similarity led to the variant spellings of the name Nebuchadnezzar and Nebuchadrezzar The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek rho R r Etruscan Latin R and Cyrillic R Contents 1 Origins 2 Hebrew Resh 2 1 As abbreviation 2 2 Spelling out 3 Arabic raʾ 3 1 Derived letter in other languages 4 Character encodings 5 References 6 External linksOrigins EditThe word resh is usually assumed to have come from a pictogram of a head ultimately reflecting Proto Semitic raʾ i s The word s East Semitic cognate res was one possible phonetic reading of the Sumerian cuneiform sign for head SAG 𒊕 in Akkadian Hebrew Resh EditOrthographic variantsVarious print fonts CursiveHebrew RashiscriptSerif Sans serif Monospacedר ר ר Hebrew spelling ר יש In Hebrew Resh ר יש represents a rhotic consonant that has different realizations for different dialects In Modern Hebrew the most common pronunciation is the voiced uvular fricative ʁ Ashkenazi use sometimes a uvular trill ʀ or an alveolar trill r English speakers replace it sometimes with an alveolar approximant ɹ as in English Sephardic and Mizrahi use an alveolar trill r an alveolar flap ɾ or uvular trill ʀ Resh along with Ayin Aleph Hei and Het does not receive a dagesh by convention In the Yemenite tradition Resh is treated as most other consonants in that it can receive a dagesh hazak under certain circumstances In the most widely accepted version of the Hebrew Bible there are 17 instances of Resh being marked with a dagesh citation needed In gematria Resh represents the number 200 As abbreviation Edit Resh as an abbreviation can stand for Rabbi or Rav Rebbe Rabban Rabbenu and other similar constructions Resh may be found after a person s name on a gravestone to indicate that the person had been a Rabbi or to indicate the other use of Rav as a generic term for a teacher or a personal spiritual guide Spelling out Edit Resh is used in an Israeli phrase after a child may say something false one may say B Shin Quf Resh With Shin Quf Resh These letters spell Sheqer which is the Hebrew word for a lie It would be akin to an English speaker saying That s an L I E Arabic raʾ EditThe letter is named raʾ راء in Arabic It is written in several ways depending on its position in the word Position in word Isolated Final Medial InitialGlyph form Help ر ـر ـر ر It ranges between an alveolar trill r an alveolar flap ɾ and a uvular trill ʀ the last of which is only found in a few modern varieties It is pronounced as a postalveolar approximant ɹ in the traditional dialect of Fes 1 Derived letter in other languages Edit Position in word Isolated Final Medial InitialGlyph form Help ݛ ـݛ ـݛ ݛ The Unicode standard for Arabic scripts also lists a variant with a full stroke Unicode character U 075b ݛ suggesting that this form is used in certain Northern and Western African languages and some dialects in Pakistan 2 Character encodings EditCharacter information Preview ר ر ܪ ࠓUnicode name HEBREW LETTER RESH ARABIC LETTER RA SYRIAC LETTER RISH SAMARITAN LETTER RISHEncodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hexUnicode 1512 U 05E8 1585 U 0631 1834 U 072A 2067 U 0813UTF 8 215 168 D7 A8 216 177 D8 B1 220 170 DC AA 224 160 147 E0 A0 93Numeric character reference amp 1512 wbr amp x5E8 wbr amp 1585 wbr amp x631 wbr amp 1834 wbr amp x72A wbr amp 2067 wbr amp x813 wbr Character information Preview 𐎗 𐡓 𐤓Unicode name UGARITIC LETTER RASHA IMPERIAL ARAMAIC LETTER RESH PHOENICIAN LETTER ROSHEncodings decimal hex dec hex dec hexUnicode 66455 U 10397 67667 U 10853 67859 U 10913UTF 8 240 144 142 151 F0 90 8E 97 240 144 161 147 F0 90 A1 93 240 144 164 147 F0 90 A4 93UTF 16 55296 57239 D800 DF97 55298 56403 D802 DC53 55298 56595 D802 DD13Numeric character reference amp 66455 wbr amp x10397 wbr amp 67667 wbr amp x10853 wbr amp 67859 wbr amp x10913 wbr References Edit Hachimi Atiqa 2012 05 23 The urban and the urbane Identities language ideologies and Arabic dialects in Morocco Language in Society 41 3 321 341 doi 10 1017 s0047404512000279 ISSN 0047 4045 S2CID 144607607 Allen Julie D Anderson Deborah et al eds The Unicode Standard Version 6 2 PDF Unicode Consortium p 265 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Resh letter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Resh amp oldid 1127890082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
