ਰਹਮ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رحم (rahm), ultimately from Arabic رَحْمٰن (raḥmān).

Noun

ਰਹਮ (rahama /rahamma/) f

  1. mercy

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਰਹਿਮ (rahim)
    Shahmukhi script: رحم (rḥm)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਰਹਮ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 312.
  • “ਰਹਮ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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