A2noun
اِسْتِراحة
istirāḥa
break / rest
Example
لَدَيْنا اِسْتِراحة لِمُدَّة ساعة.
ladaynā istirāḥa limuddat sāʿa.
We have a break for one hour.
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Arabic root
ر-و-ح
4 words from this root family
B1noun
رُوح
rūḥ
soul / spirit
Example
المُوسيقى تُغَذِّي الرُّوح.
al-mūsīqā tughadḥdḥī r-rūḥ.
Music nourishes the soul.
B1noun
رِيح
rīḥ
wind
Example
الرِّيحُ شَديدَةٌ اليَوم.
ar-rīḥu shadīdatun al-yawm.
The wind is strong today.
A2noun
رُوحٌ
rūḥ
spirit / soul / divine spirit
Example
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي
wa-yasʾalūnaka ʿani ar-rūḥi quli ar-rūḥu min amri rabbī
And they ask you about the spirit. Say: The spirit is from the command of my Lord (17:85)
Grammar
Feminine/masculine noun. Plural: أَرْوَاحٌ (arwāḥ). Also refers to Angel Jibrīl: رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ (the Holy Spirit). Related: رَاحَةٌ (comfort).
Culture
The Quran maintains mystery about the rūḥ — it is from God's command. This humility before the unknown is itself a Quranic teaching.