Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Rooh

रूह
said ROOH
also written: ruh, rooh
Meaning

The spirit breathed into man by God; the principle of life.

Literally: spirit

See it in the verse

Rooh in Iqbal’s couplets

Uqabi rooh jab bedar hoti hai jawanon mein
Nazar aati hai un ko apni manzil aasmanon mein
When the eagle's spirit awakens in the young, they begin to see their destination up among the skies.
Youth · The Falcon · Awakening
Related words
ARABIC

Nafs

The lower self, ego, carnal soul governed by appetite.

ARABIC

Qalb

Heart (the Arabic word; often the spiritual heart).

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