- rš
- rɔšDefinition: Common Semitic noun *raɔš-, head, top. 1. resh, from Hebrew rêš, resh, from Aramaic rēš or dialectal Phoenician *rēš, head, twentieth letter of the alphabet. 2. rho, from Greek rho, from Phoenician *rōš, head, twentieth letter of the Phoenician alphabet. 3. Rosh Hashanah, from Hebrew rōɔš haš-šānâ, beginning of the year, from rōɔš, head, top, beginning. 4. Rastafarianism, from Amharic ras, head, chief, prince.
The American Heritage dictionary of the English language. 2015.