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))

spirit (all senses)
soul, breath of life
essence
life
ghost
gun barrel

Declension

Declension of noun رُوح (rūḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rawħ/

Noun

رَوْح • (rawḥ) m

refreshment

Declension

Declension of noun رَوْح (rawḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

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))

Derived terms

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

Urdu

Etymology

Persian ‎ (ruh).

Noun

روح • (ruh) f (Hindi spelling रूह)

soul, spirit

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