رحمة

See also: زخمه and زحمة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ح م (r-ḥ-m). Compare Hebrew רַחֲמִים (raḥamim, “mercy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.ma/

Noun

رَحْمَة • (raḥma) f (plural رَحَمَات (raḥamāt))

1. verbal noun of رَحِمَ (raḥima) (form I)

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instance noun of رَحِمَ (raḥima)

1. mercy, compassion, commiseration
2. pardon

Declension

Declension of noun رَحْمَة (raḥma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَحْمَة raḥma	الرَّحْمَة ar-raḥma	رَحْمَة raḥmat
Nominative	رَحْمَةٌ raḥmatun	الرَّحْمَةُ ar-raḥmatu	رَحْمَةُ raḥmatu
Accusative	رَحْمَةً raḥmatan	الرَّحْمَةَ ar-raḥmata	رَحْمَةَ raḥmata
Genitive	رَحْمَةٍ raḥmatin	الرَّحْمَةِ ar-raḥmati	رَحْمَةِ raḥmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَحْمَتَيْن raḥmatayn	الرَّحْمَتَيْن ar-raḥmatayn	رَحْمَتَيْ raḥmatay
Nominative	رَحْمَتَانِ raḥmatāni	الرَّحْمَتَانِ ar-raḥmatāni	رَحْمَتَا raḥmatā
Accusative	رَحْمَتَيْنِ raḥmatayni	الرَّحْمَتَيْنِ ar-raḥmatayni	رَحْمَتَيْ raḥmatay
Genitive	رَحْمَتَيْنِ raḥmatayni	الرَّحْمَتَيْنِ ar-raḥmatayni	رَحْمَتَيْ raḥmatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَحَمَات raḥamāt	الرَّحَمَات ar-raḥamāt	رَحَمَات raḥamāt
Nominative	رَحَمَاتٌ raḥamātun	الرَّحَمَاتُ ar-raḥamātu	رَحَمَاتُ raḥamātu
Accusative	رَحَمَاتٍ raḥamātin	الرَّحَمَاتِ ar-raḥamāti	رَحَمَاتِ raḥamāti
Genitive	رَحَمَاتٍ raḥamātin	الرَّحَمَاتِ ar-raḥamāti	رَحَمَاتِ raḥamāti

Descendants

• Bashkir: рәхмәт (rəxmət)
• Hausa: r̃ahamā̀
• Swahili: rehema

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رحمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen