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ryḥn, ryḥnˀ (rēḥān, rēḥānā) n.m. fragrance
1
odor, fragrance
Syr, JBA
BT Ket 61a(7)↗ הוו מסקי לה לקמי אבוה בריש ריחני‏ : they used to present her to her father as the choicest fragrance
2
pl. : aromatic spices
PTA, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
TNM Gen50:1↗ ריחנין‏ ; BT Yom 76b(17)↗ חמרא וריחני‏ : wine and spices ; Pashar Harshia 196↗ briha ḏrihania ubusmania : with incense of aromatic spices and perfumes ; TgIIChron 16:14↗ וזיני {ו}ריחנין מבסמין בוסמנין עובד אסיא‏ : various kinds of aromatics spiced with spices, the work of a physician
3
adj.: fragrant
JBA
BT Šab 110a(32)↗ חמרא רי{ת}חנא וריתחנא‏ : fragrant, effervescent wine
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To be more precise, ryḥn is an independent word only in Syriac, where it is attested in a singular form. In Jewish Aramaic and Mandaic texts it is always simply the base of the plural of ryḥ n.
The talmudic adjectival use cited here through emendation is supported by the standard printed editions but should be considered uncertain.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1461[727]DJPA: 523aDJBA: 1075aJastrow: 1474Drower/Macuch: 432b, 433aJ. Payne-Smith: 538Levy Ch-W: 2:421

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