روح

See also: روج‎, روچ‎, and زوج‎

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر و ح‎ (r-w-ḥ). From Proto-Semitic *rūḥ- (“to blow, breathe; spirit”). Cognate with Aramaic רוחא‎ (rūħā, rūħo), Hebrew רוּחַ‎ (ruaħ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːħ/

Noun

رُوح • (rūḥ) m or f (plural أَرْوَاح‎ (ʾarwāḥ))

1. spirit (all senses)
2. soul, breath of life
3. essence
4. life
5. ghost
6. gun barrel

Declension

Declension of noun رُوح (rūḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُوح rūḥ	الرُّوح‎ ar-rūḥ	رُوح rūḥ
Nominative	رُوحٌ rūḥun	الرُّوحُ‎ ar-rūḥu	رُوحُ rūḥu
Accusative	رُوحًا‎ rūḥan	الرُّوحَ‎ ar-rūḥa	رُوحَ rūḥa
Genitive	رُوحٍ rūḥin	الرُّوحِ‎ ar-rūḥi	رُوحِ rūḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُوحَيْن‎ rūḥayn	الرُّوحَيْن‎ ar-rūḥayn	رُوحَيْ‎ rūḥay
Nominative	رُوحَانِ‎ rūḥāni	الرُّوحَانِ‎ ar-rūḥāni	رُوحَا‎ rūḥā
Accusative	رُوحَيْنِ‎ rūḥayni	الرُّوحَيْنِ‎ ar-rūḥayni	رُوحَيْ‎ rūḥay
Genitive	رُوحَيْنِ‎ rūḥayni	الرُّوحَيْنِ‎ ar-rūḥayni	رُوحَيْ‎ rūḥay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْوَاح‎ ʾarwāḥ	الْأَرْوَاح‎ al-ʾarwāḥ	أَرْوَاح‎ ʾarwāḥ
Nominative	أَرْوَاحٌ‎ ʾarwāḥun	الْأَرْوَاحُ‎ al-ʾarwāḥu	أَرْوَاحُ‎ ʾarwāḥu
Accusative	أَرْوَاحًا‎ ʾarwāḥan	الْأَرْوَاحَ‎ al-ʾarwāḥa	أَرْوَاحَ‎ ʾarwāḥa
Genitive	أَرْوَاحٍ‎ ʾarwāḥin	الْأَرْوَاحِ‎ al-ʾarwāḥi	أَرْوَاحِ‎ ʾarwāḥi

Derived terms

• رَاحَة الْأَرْوَاح‎ (rāḥat al-ʾarwāḥ)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “روح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rawħ/

Noun

رَوْح • (rawḥ) m

1. refreshment

Declension

Declension of noun رَوْح (rawḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوْح rawḥ	الرَّوْح‎ ar-rawḥ	رَوْح rawḥ
Nominative	رَوْحٌ rawḥun	الرَّوْحُ‎ ar-rawḥu	رَوْحُ rawḥu
Accusative	رَوْحًا‎ rawḥan	الرَّوْحَ‎ ar-rawḥa	رَوْحَ rawḥa
Genitive	رَوْحٍ rawḥin	الرَّوْحِ‎ ar-rawḥi	رَوْحِ rawḥi

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic رُوح‎ (rūḥ).

Noun

Dari Persian	روح
Iranian Persian	روح
Tajiki Persian	рӯҳ (rüh)

روح • (ruh) (plural ارواح‎ (arvâh) or روح‌ها‎ (ruh-hâ))

1. spirit
2. soul
3. essence
4. ghost

Derived terms

• روحی‎ (ruhi)
• روحانی‎ (ruhâni)
• روحیه‎ (ruhiye)

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Urdu

Etymology

Persian روح‎ (ruh).

Noun

روح • (ruh) f (Hindi spelling रूह)

1. soul, spirit