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rūḥ(v.n. of روح 'to be entered, or be cooled, by the wind,' etc.), s.f. The soul, spirit, life, the vital principle, the breath of life; the spirit or essence (of anything); inspiration, divine revelation, the Qor`ān; prophecy, prophetic commission;—the angel Gabriel (=rūḥu`l-amīn):—rūḥ-afzā, adj. Prolonging life; increasing the spirits, exhilarating:—rūḥu`l-amīn, s.m. 'The trusty or faithful spirit,' the angel Gabriel:—rūḥu`l-qudus, or rūḥu`lquds, The angel Gabriel; (with Christians) the Holy Spirit:—rūḥu`l-lāh, The angel Gabriel; Jesus Christ; (with Christians) the Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost:—rūḥparwāz karnā, The spirit to take flight, to die:—rūh-parwarda, adj. Nourishing or enlivening the soul:—rūḥkisī-kīpiyāsīthī, Someone's soul was thirsty (a phrase used by women when a pitcher or vessel full of water breaks of itself):—rūḥnikālnā(-kī), To take the life (of), to kill; to extract the essence (of a thing):—rūḥnikalnā(-kī), The soul or life to quit (the body), life to depart, to die; to be frightened to death.
Origin: Arabic