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Ruhani
रूहानीSay it roo-HAA-nee
- Meaning today
- Spiritual, soulful, divine
- Original meaning
- "spiritual; possessing a soul or spirit" Platts, p. 604
- Say it
- roo-HAA-nee
- Written
- रूहानी
- Other spellings
- Ruhaani, Roohani
- First sound
- रू · Tula rashi
Ruhani
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Ruhani meaning
Ruhani (रूहानी) is a Hindu and Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (Hindi and Urdu usage). By its first sound, रू, it is a Tula rashi name (Swati nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Spiritual; possessing a soul or spirit
Also used to mean: soulful, divine
Ruhani (रूहानी) is the Hindi and Urdu adjective rūḥānī, formed from Arabic rūḥ, "spirit, soul". Platts' dictionary defines it as possessing a soul or spirit and as spiritual, and as a noun a spiritual being or angel. Name lists give Ruhani as "spiritual", "soulful" or "divine", in line with the dictionary. As a girls' name it is used by Hindu and Muslim families alike, and Ruhaani is another spelling.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English (1884), p. 604 · entry rūḥānī (روحانی) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, rūḥānī, p. 604
Fits your syllable
First sound रू
Swati nakshatra, pada 1 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ruhani · Ruhaani · Roohani