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رَاي
rɛy
basic morphological information
text examples
deš gemáľ stɛ menáḷ taˁgób wa-ˀaḷ-teḷhémes wa-ˀaḷ-tḥazézes wa-ses ṭeʸh šɔm di-rɛy wa-šéken ṭeʸh šɔm di-rɛy ‘This she-camel shall eat from wherever it wishes and you shall neither touch it nor slaughter it. It shall have one day for drinking, and you shall have one day’ (ad-Daˁrhi et al. 2019:547 (line 117))
root
etymology
PWS *rwy to be abundant (water); to drink abundantly
continental MSA
- Mhr. ráywi to have had one's thirst slaked, drink to repletion
- Jib. rē to have had enough to drink
- Hrs. rewō or rewī to have had enough water