Raḥmah
رَحْمَة
Say it RAH-mah
Mercy
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- r-ḥ-m
- Origin
- Arabic
- Also spelled
- Rahma, Rahmah, Rahmat
Meaning & source
Mercy: tenderness and compassion.
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الرَّحْمة: الرِّقَّةُ والتَّعَطُّفُ
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root r-ḥ-m, vol. 12, p. 230 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)