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رِيش
feather(s), plumage /ˈriːʃ/
nounB2#3020 most common
Also: down (soft feathers used as stuffing), quill/fletching (of an arrow), paintbrush (in the derived word ريشة)
Example sentences
لِلطَّائِرِ رِيشٌ جَمِيلٌ.
The bird has beautiful feathers.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ وِسَادَةً مَحْشُوَّةً بِالرِّيشِ.
I bought a pillow stuffed with feathers.
يَنْفُشُ الطَّاوُوسُ رِيشَهُ لِيُثِيرَ إِعْجَابَ الإِنَاثِ.
The peacock fans out its feathers to impress the females.
سَقَطَتْ رِيشَةٌ مِنْ جَنَاحِ الصَّقْرِ وَهُوَ يُحَلِّقُ فَوْقَ الجَبَلِ.
A feather fell from the falcon's wing as it soared above the mountain.
تُصْنَعُ بَعْضُ المَعَاطِفِ الشِّتَوِيَّةِ بِحَشْوَةٍ مِنْ رِيشِ الإِوَزِّ لِأَنَّهَا تَحْتَفِظُ بِالدِّفْءِ.
Some winter coats are made with a filling of goose down because it holds in warmth.
مُنْذُ القِدَمِ، اِتَّخَذَ الإِنْسَانُ مِنْ رِيشِ الطُّيُورِ رَمْزًا لِلحُرِّيَّةِ فِي الأَسَاطِيرِ وَالفُنُونِ.
Since ancient times, people have taken bird feathers as a symbol of freedom in myths and art.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رِيشٌ | أَرْيَاشٌ |
| Genitive | رِيشٍ | أَرْيَاشٍ |
| Accusative | رِيشًا | أَرْيَاشًا |
| Vocative | يَا رِيشُ | يَا أَرْيَاشُ |
Word family
رِيشَةa single feather; also a paintbrush or pen nib
رَاشَto grow feathers; to fletch an arrow
مُرَيَّشfeathered, fledged
رَيَّاشupholsterer, one who stuffs furniture and cushions
أَرْيَاشfeathers, plumes (plural form)
Etymology
رِيش comes from the Semitic triliteral root ر-ي-ش (r-y-sh), a root found across Arabic in words tied to feathers, fledging, and by extension to outfitting or prospering. The verb رَاشَ means both to grow feathers and to fletch an arrow with them, and old usage extended the root to mean to equip or enrich someone, since fine plumage stood for material comfort. The word is a collective noun: رِيش refers to feathers as a mass, while a single feather takes the separate form رِيشَة.
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