Spirit, soul; from the verb râha, to go away, leave, begin, set out. Derived from this root are the following: rawwaha, to refresh, relax, rest; arwaha, to release, relieve, sooth; istarwaha, to breathe, smell, be refreshed, be calm, happy, glad; rîh, wind; Rûhu-llâh, spirit of Allah, a title given to particularly pious and ascetic people such as the Prophet Jesus.