How to say "wind" in Arabic
CognateMeaningwind
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رِيح
rīḥריח
ريح
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רוח
ruakhرُوَاخ
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ر-و-حHebrew root
ר-ו-חRīḥ and ruaḥ share the root ר-ו-ח: Arabic split it into rīḥ (wind) and rūḥ (spirit), while Hebrew ruaḥ still means both. And yes, Hebrew רֵיחַ (smell) is the same root too — a scent is what the wind carries.
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In a phrase
رِيح قَوِيَّة
rīḥ qawiyyaריח קויהa strong wind
Plural
رِيَاح
riyāḥריאחbroken plural CiCāC — like كَلْب→كِلَاب