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רוח
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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ-. Cognate with Arabic رُوح (rūḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [ˈʀ̟uː.waħ]
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈru.aχ/, [ˈri.aχ]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈru.aħ/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈruwwaħ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.aχ/
- Rhymes: -uaχ
Noun
רוּחַ • (rúakh) m or f (plural indefinite רוּחוֹת) [pattern: קֹטֶל]
- Wind, a wind: (a) movement of atmospheric air.
- Air, atmosphere.
- A direction, a cardinal direction: any of north, south, east, or west.
- (Biblical Hebrew) breath
- A person's spirit, soul.
- A person's spirit, mind: his or her desires, emotions, personality, and so on, taken collectively.
- The spirit of something: its core, its essence, its purpose.
- The spirit of something: its manner or style.
- ברוח שנות ה־90 ― b'rúakh sh'nót hatishím ― in the spirit of the [19]90s
- A spirit, a ghost: a supernatural creature.
Declension
Derived terms
- אֲבַעְבּוּעוֹת רוּחַ (ava'bu'ót rúakh)
- אורך רוח / אֹרֶךְ רוּחַ (órekh rúakh)
- טַחֲנַת רוּחַ (takhanát rúakh)
- מַדְּעֵי הָרוּחַ (mad'é ha-rúakh)
- מצב רוח m (matsáv rúakh)
- נַחַת רוּחַ (nákhat rúakh)
- קוצר רוח / קֹצֶר רוּחַ (kótser rúakh)
- רוּחַ הַזְּמַן (rúakh hazmán)
- רוח הקדש (rúakh hakódesh)
- רוּחַ קְרָב (rúakh kráv)
- רוּחַ רְפָאִים (rúakh refa'ím)
- רוּחָנִי (rukhaní)
See also
- מוֹחַ m (móakh)
Noun
רֶוַח • (révakh) m
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Yiddish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
רוח • (ruekh) m, plural רוחות (rukhes)
Synonyms
- גײַסט (gayst)
Derived terms
- רוחיש (rukhish)
Etymology 2
Noun
רוח • (reyvakh) m
Descendants
- → German: Reibach
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