روح

See also: روج‎, روچ‎, and زوج‎

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), ghost
2. soul, essence, core or essential aspect required for being
3. life; spark of life, breath of life
4. breath, movement of air
5. motivation, energy, inspiration; the means to be animate or living
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)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ruh
• → Indonesian: roh
• Maltese: ruħ
• → Persian: روح‎
  • → Hindi: रूह (rūh)
  • → Urdu: روح‎
• → Turkish: ruh
• → Uzbek: ruh
• → Zazaki: ruh, roh

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).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾuːh/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ɾuːh/

• (Kabuli): IPA^(key): /ɾuː/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾuːh/

• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /ɾɵːh/

Noun

Dari Persian	روح
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рӯҳ (rüh)

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

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

Synonyms

• روان‎ (ravān)

Derived terms

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

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian روح‎ (ruh), from Arabic رُوح‎ (rūḥ, “spirit”).

Noun

روح • (rūh) f (Hindi spelling रूह)

1. soul, spirit