rēšu [SAG : ] (n.)
[Human → Body]
head (of person, of animal)
top, upper part
beginning ; rēš šatti/warḫi beginning of year/month ; rēša, ina rēši earlier, from the start
top quality, the best
Cf. rēš tānti
See also : šarrû, kaqqudu, šurrâti, tašrītu
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *raʾš
- Arabic : raʾs رَأْس
- Syriac : rīšā ܪܺܝܫܳܐ "head"
- Hebrew : rōš רׂאשׁ "head"
- Ugaritic : rỉš
- Ge'ez : rǝʾs