See also: روحانی

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Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of رُوح (rūḥ, spirit) +‎ ـَانـ (-ān-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ر و ح (r-w-ḥ).

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Adjective edit

رُوحَانِيّ (rūḥāniyy) (feminine رُوحَانِيَّة (rūḥāniyya), masculine plural رُوحَانِيُّونَ (rūḥāniyyūna), feminine plural رُوحَانِيَّات (rūḥāniyyāt))

  1. alcoholic, spirituous, spiritous, vinous
  2. spiritual, immaterial, spiritualistic, incorporeal, ghostly, animistic
  3. divine, sacred, holy, numinous

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Descendants edit

  • Ladino: ruḥani (Haketia)
  • Persian: روحانی

Noun edit

رُوحَانِيّ (rūḥāniyym, plural رُوحَانِيُّون (rūḥāniyyūn), feminine رُوحَانِيَّة (rūḥāniyya)

  1. (religion) animist
  2. (Christianity) clergyman, minister

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