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Soqotri Lexicon
رُوح
ruḥ
basic morphological information
text examples
a. kaḷ šerḳóḥoʰ men ḳábľeʰ eṭáf ˁek díˀʸho ruḥ ‘If it does not rise from the west, I will give you my life’ (CSOL II 4:50)
b. ˁéyyek kor eṣaľíˀin ˁaf ḷekámmeľ díˀʸho ṣaľáʰ wa-ḷaḷ ekámmeľ díˀʸho ṣaľáʰ tezáˁa ménhi ruḥ ‘I’d like to pray, and when I finish my prayer, take my soul”’ (CSOL I 25:61)
c. ˁö́mor aˀḥ aḷ-šéḳnaˁk aḷ-šéḳnaˁk nɔ́fin eṣk tok ínneʰ tezáˁa ménhi ruḥ baḷ ḷekámmeľ díˀʸho ṣaľáʰ ‘The man said: “Oh! I wasn’t sure! I wasn’t sure! I was afraid you would take my soul before I completed my prayer”’ (CSOL I 25:65)
root
derivates
- ráḥaʰ relief
etymology
Borrowed from Arabic.