ruhen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German ruo(we)n, from Old High German ruowēn. See Ruhe (“rest”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editruhen (weak, third-person singular present ruht, past tense ruhte, past participle geruht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, of something animate) to rest; to sleep
- (intransitive, euphemistic) to be buried, to lie
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
- Bei einem Patrouillenritt, zu dem er sich freiwillig gemeldet, war der älteste der Enkel gefallen. Ruhte nun fern in Feindesland.
- On a patrolling ride, for which he had volunteered, the oldest of the grandchildren had died. He now lay far away in enemy country.
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
- (intransitive, of something inanimate) to be positioned; to rest
- (intransitive, of a process or event) to stall; to be suspended
Conjugation
editinfinitive | ruhen | ||||
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present participle | ruhend | ||||
past participle | geruht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ruhe | wir ruhen | i | ich ruhe | wir ruhen |
du ruhst | ihr ruht | du ruhest | ihr ruhet | ||
er ruht | sie ruhen | er ruhe | sie ruhen | ||
preterite | ich ruhte | wir ruhten | ii | ich ruhte1 | wir ruhten1 |
du ruhtest | ihr ruhtet | du ruhtest1 | ihr ruhtet1 | ||
er ruhte | sie ruhten | er ruhte1 | sie ruhten1 | ||
imperative | ruh (du) ruhe (du) |
ruht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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editTurkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish روحاً (ruhen), from Arabic رُوحًا (rūḥan) adverbial accusative of رُوح (rūḥ, “spirit, soul”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editruhen
- spiritually, in spirit
- Synonym: ruhça
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ruh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “ruhen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ruhen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3981
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