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