رحم

See also: زخم and زحم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ح م (r-ḥ-m)

Cognate to Hebrew רחם (raḥam).

Verb

رَحِمَ • (raḥima) I, non-past يَرْحَمُ‎ (yarḥamu)

  1. to have mercy (upon), have compassion
  2. to spare, let off
  3. to save, relieve
  4. to be merciful
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ رَبِّي (ʔillā man raḥima rabbī)

Verb

رَحَّمَ • (raḥḥama) II, non-past يُرَحِّمُ‎ (yuraḥḥimu)

  1. to have mercy (upon)
  2. to ask God to have mercy (upon), to plead for God’s mercy
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Related to Hebrew רחם (womb). More at R-Ḥ-M.

Noun

رَحِم • (raḥim) f (plural أَرْحَام (ʔarḥām))

  1. (anatomy) uterus, womb
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:6:
      هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ كَيۡفَ يَشَاۤءُ
      huwa llaḏī yuṣawwirukum fī l-ʔarḥāmi kayfa yašāʔu
      He is the One Who causes you to take shape in the wombs, as He will cause to be
  2. relationship, kinship
Declension
Descendants
  • Malay: rahim
    • Indonesian: rahim
  • Ottoman Turkish: رحم
  • Pashto: رحم
  • Persian: رحم

Noun

رُحْم or رُحُم • (ruḥm or ruḥum) m

  1. verbal noun of رَحِمَ (raḥima) (form I)
  2. mercy, commiseration
    أُمُّ رُحْمٍʔummu ruḥminMecca
Declension
References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِم (raḥim, womb, uterus).

Noun

رحم • (rahim) (plural ارحام (erham))

  1. uterus, womb, the organ in which the young are conceived
    Synonyms: اوغلدروق (oğulduruk), زهدان (zehdan), قارن (karn)
  2. (figuratively) kinship, consanguinity, especially on the maternal side
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رُحْم (ruḥm, mercy).

Noun

رحم • (rahm)

  1. pity, mercy, compassion, ruth
    Synonyms: ترحم (terahhum), شفقت (şefkat), مرحمت (merhamet)
Descendants

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic رَحَم (raḥam). Cognate to Hebrew רחם (raḥam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈhəm/
  • IPA(key): /raˈxəm/

Noun

رحم • (rëhëm) m

  1. (religious, Islam) mercy

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَحِم (raḥim).

Noun

رحم • (rahem)

  1. womb
    Synonyms: بطن, زهدان

Etymology 2

From an apocopated form of رحمان (rahmân), from Arabic رحمان; see رحم (to have mercy).

Noun

رحم • (rahm)

  1. mercy
  2. pity
  • بی رحم (bi rahm)
Descendants
  • Assamese: ৰহম (rohom)
  • Bengali: রহম (rohom)
  • Gujarati: રહેમ (rahem)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: रहम (raham)
    Urdu: رَحم
  • Maithili:
    Devanagari script: रहम (raham)
    Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒯𑒧 (rahama)
  • Old Punjabi: ਰਹਮ (rahama /⁠rahamma⁠/)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਰਹਿਮ (rahim)
      Shahmukhi script: رحم (rḥm)
  • Sindhi:
    Arabic script: رَحَمُ
    Devanagari script: रहमु
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