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رُوحِيّ
spiritual /ruːˈħijː/
adjectiveB2#3351 most common
Also: of the soul, psychic, non-material
Example sentences
أنا شخص روحي.
I am a spiritual person.
حياتها روحية جدا.
Her life is very spiritual.
تمارس اليوغا لتحقيق التوازن الروحي.
She practices yoga to achieve spiritual balance.
يبحث كثير من الناس عن السلام الروحي في هذا العصر المادي.
Many people search for spiritual peace in this materialistic age.
يرى الفيلسوف أن النمو الروحي أهم من النجاح المادي.
The philosopher believes spiritual growth matters more than material success.
تتشابك الأبعاد الروحية والنفسية بطرق يصعب فصلها عن بعضها.
The spiritual and psychological dimensions intertwine in ways that are hard to separate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رُوحِيٌّ | رُوحِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | رُوحِيٍّ | رُوحِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | رُوحِيًّا | رُوحِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا رُوحِيُّ | يا رُوحِيُّونَ |
Word family
روحspirit, soul, breath
أرواحspirits (plural)
روحانيةspirituality
روحانيmystical, spiritual (esoteric sense)
راحةrest, comfort
Etymology
Rūḥiyy is built from the noun rūḥ, meaning spirit, soul, or breath, plus the nisba suffix -iyy, which turns a noun into a relational adjective, much like '-al' in English. Rūḥ comes from the old Semitic root r-w-ḥ, tied to wind and breathing. The word is not Indo-European, so it has no PIE root.
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