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rwḥh, rwḥtˀ (rūḥā, rūḥtā) n.f. spirit (f.)
1
(demonic) spirit (f.)
JPAEpig, CPA
Amu2 1.9↗ געורו אשתה ועריתה שידתה רוחתה מן פגרה‏ ; Hom1 6.2:6↗ ܠܩܘܒܠ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܢ ܬܚܘܬ ܫܘܡܝܐ‏ : against the spirits that fly under heaven ; FMSD 17.2:2↗ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ‏ ; CYR(Catech) 8:3↗ ܫܘܠܛܢܘ ܕܝ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ‏ ; Lag(289) Matt10:1↗ ܪ̈ܘܚܘܬܐ ܡܣܐܒ̈ܬ‏
2
(human) spirit
CPA
CPAHor 427:14↗ ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܢܦܝܫܬܢ ܥܡ ܟܘܠ ܪܘܚܬ݁ܗܘܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܝܐ‏
3
direction
JLAtg
TgJ Jer49:36↗ וְאַיתִי עַל עֵילָם אַרבָע מַלכָוָן מֵאַרבַע רוּחֵי שְמַיָא וַאֲבַדְרִינוּן לְכָל רוּחָתָא הָאִלֵין‏ : †
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Note that DCPA fails to note the frequent but inconsistent gender and morphological distinction between "wind" and "spirit". The latter may be simple ܪܘܚ or ܪܘܚܐ in the singular, but is always feminine and with a morphologically feminine plural form.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 518bDCPA[Schulthess]: 392[]

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