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رِيح

wind

Noun · feminineRoot ر-و-ح

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Plural
رِيَاح
Other plurals
أَرْوَاح، أَرْيَاح

Most common words from the same root

Noun
ghost
Noun
rest
Verb · Form VIII
to rest
Verb · Form X
to be calm
Adjective
comfortable

رِيح in English

Noun · feminine

  1. wind
  2. fart
  3. smell, odor

Word origin

From Proto-West Semitic *rīḥ-.

Words from the root ر-و-ح

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

رَاحَ · present يَرُوحُ

to go in the evening; to go; to go away

Verbal noun
rest
رَوَاح
Verbal noun
evening
رَائِح
Active participle
مَرُوح
Passive participle
رَيَّحَ · present يُرَيِّحُ

to ease, to comfort, to relax

تَرْيِيح
Verbal noun
مُرَيِّح
Active participle
مُرَيَّح
Passive participle
أَرَاحَ · present يُرِيحُ
Form IV · Causative

to let (someone) rest; to free (someone مِن (min) from); to release (someone مِن (min) from)

إِرَاحَة
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
comfortable
مُرَاح
Passive participle
أَرْوَحَ · present يُرْوِحُ
Form IV · Causative

to stink

إِرْوَاح
Verbal noun
مُرْوِح
Active participle
تَرَاوَحَ · present يَتَرَاوَحُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to vary, to alternate; to range (between – بَيْنَ (bayna))

تَرَاوُح
Verbal noun
مُتَرَاوِح
Active participle
مُتَرَاوَح
Passive participle
اِرْتَاحَ · present يَرْتَاحُ

to rest, to relax; to find rest; to be satisfied

اِرْتِيَاح
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
comfortable
مُرْتَاح
Passive participle
اِسْتَرَاحَ · present يَسْتَرِيحُ

to be calm, to calm down; to rest, to relax, to take a break; to be refreshed

اِسْتِرَاحَة
Verbal noun
reposing
مُسْتَرِيح
Active participle · Adjective
at ease
مُسْتَرَاح
Passive participle
a place of comfort
رَائِح
Form

going, departing

Noun
ghost
Noun · f.
smell
Noun · f.
wind
Noun · f.
helicopter
رُوحِيّ
Adjective
spiritual
مِرْوَحَة
Noun · f.
fan
رُوحَانِيّ
Adjective
alcoholic
رُوحَانِيّ
Noun · m.
animist
رُوحِيَّة
Noun · f.
spirituality
رَاح
Noun · m.
wine
رَوْح
Noun · m.
refreshment
رَيِّح
Adjective
windy
أَرْوَح
Adjective
more calming
تَرْوِيحَة
Noun · f.
a sitting
تَرَاوِيح
Noun
tarawih
رُوحًا
Adverb
spiritually
مِرْيَاح
Noun · m.
anemometer

رِيح: plural and other forms

Singularرِيح
Pluralرِيَاح
Alternative pluralsأَرْوَاح، أَرْيَاح

رِيح in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

وَهَاجَ الْبَحْرُ مِنْ رِيحٍ عَظِيمَةٍ تَهُبُّ.And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.John 6:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلَمَّا دَخَلاَ السَّفِينَةَ سَكَنَتِ الرِّيحُ.And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.Matthew 14:32, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُمْ بَشَرٌ. رِيحٌ تَذْهَبُ وَلاَ تَعُودُ.For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.Psalms 78:39, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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