رحم

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
  • إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ رَبِّي‎ (ʔillā man raḥima rabbī)

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

Related to Hebrew רחם‎ (“womb”). More at R-Ḥ-M.

Noun

رَحِم • (raḥim) f (plural أَرْحَام‎ (ʔarḥām))

  1. (anatomy) uterus, womb
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:6:
      ‏هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ كَيۡفَ يَشَاۤءُ‎
      huwa llaḏī yuṣawwirukum fī l-ʔarḥāmi kayfa yašāʔu
      He is the One Who causes you to take shape in the wombs, as He will cause to be
  2. relationship, kinship
Declension
Descendants
  • → Malay: rahim
    • Indonesian: rahim
  • → Ottoman Turkish: رحم‎
  • → Pashto: رحم‎
  • → Persian: رحم‎

Noun

رُحْم or رُحُم • (ruḥm or ruḥum) m

  1. verbal noun of رَحِمَ (raḥima) (form I)
  2. mercy, commiseration
    ‏أُمُّ رُحْمٍ‎ ― ʔummu ruḥmin ― Mecca
Declension
References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِم‎ (raḥim, “womb, uterus”).

Noun

رحم • (rahim) (plural ارحام‎ (erham))

  1. uterus, womb, the organ in which the young are conceived
    Synonyms: زهدان‎ (zehdan), قارن‎ (karn)
  2. (figuratively) kinship, consanguinity, especially on the maternal side
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رُحْم‎ (ruḥm, “mercy”).

Noun

رحم • (rahm)

  1. pity, mercy, compassion, ruth
    Synonyms: ترحم‎ (terahhum), شفقت‎ (şefkat), مرحمت‎ (merhamet)
Descendants

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈhəm/
  • IPA(key): /raˈxəm/

Noun

رحم • (rëhëm) m

  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 (rahmân), from Arabic رحمان‎; see رحم‎ (“to have mercy”).

Noun

رحم • (rahm)

  1. mercy
  2. pity
  • بی رحم‎ (bi rahm)
Descendants
  • → Assamese: ৰহম (rohom)
  • → Bengali: রহম (rohom)
  • → Gujarati: રહેમ (rahem)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: रहम (raham)
    Urdu: رَحم‎
  • → Maithili:
    Devanagari script: रहम (raham)
    Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒯𑒧 (rahama)
  • → Old Punjabi: ਰਹਮ (rahama /rahamma/)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਰਹਿਮ (rahim)
      Shahmukhi script: رحم‎ (rḥm)
  • → Sindhi:
    Arabic script: رَحَمُ‎
    Devanagari script: रहमु
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