روحانی
See also: روحاني
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رُوحَانِيّ (rūḥāniyy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾuː.haː.ˈniː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ruː.ɦɑː.níː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹow.hɒː.níː]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ɹoː.ɦɒː.níː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾɵ.hɔ.ní]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rūhānī |
| Dari reading? | rūhānī |
| Iranian reading? | ruhâni |
| Tajik reading? | rühoni |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
روحانی • (rowhâni) (plural روحانیون (rowhâniyyun), or روحانیها, or روحانیان)
Adjective
روحانی • (rowhâni)
Proper noun
روحانی • (rowhâni)
- a surname, Rohani, Rouhani, Rowhani, or Rawhani
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian روحانی (rūhānī), from Arabic رُوحَانِيّ (rūḥāniyy).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾuː.ɦɑː.niː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: رُو‧حا‧نی
Adjective
رُوحانی • (rūhānī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling रूहानी)
- spiritual (as opposed to physical)
- Antonym: جِسْمانی (jismānī)
- holy; pure
- wholehearted
Further reading
- “روحانی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “روحانی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “روحانی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “روحانی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.