رحمن

See also: زحمن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ح م (r-ḥ-m). Compare Aramaic רַחְמָן (raḥmān), Hebrew רַחְמָן (raḥmān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.maːn/

Adjective

رَحْمَان • (raḥmān)

1. merciful, compassionate (said of God)

Declension

Declension of adjective رَحْمَان (raḥmān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote‎; singular of irregular adjective		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَحْمَان raḥmān	الرَّحْمٰن ar-raḥmān	—	—
Nominative	رَحْمَانُ raḥmānu	الرَّحْمٰنُ ar-raḥmānu	—	—
Accusative	رَحْمَانَ raḥmāna	الرَّحْمٰنَ ar-raḥmāna	—	—
Genitive	رَحْمَانَ raḥmāna	الرَّحْمٰنِ ar-raḥmāni	—	—

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رحمن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ħim.na/

Verb

1. third-person feminine plural past active of رَحِمَ (raḥima)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru.ħim.na/

Verb

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of رَحِمَ (raḥima)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.ħim.na/

Verb

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.ħam.na/

Verb

1. third-person feminine plural past active of رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruħ.ħim.na/

Verb

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama)