رحم

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See also: زخم and زحم

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the 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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

رَحِم (raḥimf (plural أَرْحَام (ʔarḥām))

  1. (anatomy) uterus, womb
  2. relationship, kinship
Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

رُحْم or رُحُم (ruḥm or ruḥumm

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

Pashto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

رحم (rëhëmm

  1. (religious, Islam) mercy

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَحِم (raḥim)

Noun

رحم (rahem)

  1. uterus
    Synonyms: بطن, زهدان

Etymology 2

From an apocopated form of رحمان (rahmān), from Arabic رحمان

Noun

رحم (rahm)

  1. mercy
  2. pity