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Where does “ܪܘܚܐ” come from?

ܪܘܚܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic רוחא, from Proto-Semitic rūḥ- — to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe.

ܪܘܚܐ (Classical Syriac): spirit, specter/spectre, ghost, demon; life,...

Definitions

  1. spirit, specter/spectre, ghost, demon; life,...

Ancestry of “ܪܘܚܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicרוחאspirit, ghost; wind; breath
2Proto-Semiticrūḥ-to blow, breathe; spirit; to blow, breathe

Words derived from “ܪܘܚܐ”

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