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rwx noun sg. emphatic
rwḥ, rwḥˀ (rūḥ, rūḥā) n.f./m. wind; spirit
pl. rūḥīn; Syr. also ܪܘܚ̈ܬܐ andܪܘܚܢ̈ܐ , though the latter may well have an "individuating" connotation. In Sam. only ריח by conflation with ṛyḥ under Arabic influence.

  1 wind Com. --(a) fig. : direction, cardinal point Com. --(b) breath Syr. --(c) blowing Syr.
  2 spirit Com. --(a) ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ, ܪܘܼܚ ܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ : The Holy Spirit CPA, Syr, JBAg. --(b) in Mandaism: Ruha the primary spirit of the dark side Man. --(c) ܒܪܘܚ : in spirt, i.e. within a prophetic vision Syr. (c.1) ܕܒܪܘܚ : spiritual (as opposed to bodily: ܕܒܦܓܪ) Syr.
  3 demon Qum, Syr. --(a) ܕܲܪܝܵܐ : leprosy Syr.
  4 odor Syr. --(a) pl. : flatulence Syr. --(b) fig. : apparent value, smell of something LJLA.