The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

רוּחַ רוּחָא‏ n.f./m. wind; spirit

wind Com. fig. : direction, cardinal point Com. fig. : apparent value, smell of something LJLA.

spirit, motive intellectual or emotional force Com. ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ‏, ܪܘܼܚ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ‏ : The Holy Spirit see also s.v. qdwš n. Com^-OA^-OfA^-BA^-MA. of a prophetic or mystical experience BA^Dan, JLAtg, Syr, LJLA.

demon, i.e., evil spirit Qumran, JPAEpig, Gal, Syr, BabMBK. with words for length or endurance : patience Syr, JBA, LJLA.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 518a; DJBA: 1064a; Jastrow: 1458; Tal Sam: 832; DNWSI: 1065; Cook,Qumran: 219;

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Derivatives:

ngyrwt rwḥˀ (naggīrūṯ rūḥā) n.f. patience

rwḥ vb. a/u to breathe easily; D to placate

rwḥ vb. a/a to be spacious

mrwwḥ p.p. possessed by evil spirits

mrwḥ (marwaḥ) adj. empty

rwḥ, rwḥˀ (rwāḥ, rwāḥā) v.n. #2 space; comfort

rwḥh, rwḥtˀ (rawḥā, rwaḥṯā/arwaḥṯā) n.f. #2 space; relief

rwḥ vb. D to posses by spirits

rwḥh, rwḥtˀ (rūḥā, rūḥtā) n.f. spirit (f.)