ܪܚܡ

Compare Arabic رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima), Hebrew רָחַם‎ (rakhám) and Hebrew רִחֵם‎ (rikhém).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rɑːxemː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rɑːxɪmː], [rɑːħɪmː]

ܪܵܚܹܡ • (rāḥēm) (present participle ܪܚܵܡܵܐ‎ (rḥāmā), past participle ܪܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (rḥīmā))

1. to love, to adore, to like

   Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ‎ (bāʿē), ܡܲܚܸܒ‎ (maḥḥib), ܚܲܒܸܒ݂‎ (ḥabbiḇ)

2. to desire, to want

   Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ‎ (bāʿē), ܨܵܒ݂ܹܐ‎ (ṣāḇē)

3. to delight in
4. (with ܡ̣ܢ‎ (min)) prefer, choose
5. to have pity on

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rax.xɪm.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mrax.xɪm.], [mraħ.ħɪm.]

ܪܲܚܸܡ • (raḥḥim) (present participle ܪܲܚܘܼܡܹܐ‎ (raḥumē), past participle ܪܘܼܚܡܵܐ‎ (ruḥmā))

1. (with ܥܲܠ‎ (ʿāl)) to have compassion, mercy

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ‎ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving; compare Arabic رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima), Hebrew רָחַם‎ (rāḥam).

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈr(ə.)ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrxɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrħem]

ܪܚܡ • (rəḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ‎ (nerḥam)) (peal construction)

1. to love, adore, like
2. to desire
3. to delight in
4. (with ܡܢ‎ (men)) prefer, choose
5. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal) or accusatively) to have mercy on, be pitiful to

Medio-passive form of the above.

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛθ.r(ə.)ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɪθ.rħɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔeθˈrħem]

ܐܬܪܚܡ • (ʾeṯrəḥem) (imperfect ܢܬܪܚܡ‎ (neṯrəḥem)) (ethpeel construction)

1. to be beloved, be a friend
2. to obtain mercy
3. to be restrained by someone

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ‎ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving; compare Arabic رَحَّمَ‎ (raḥḥama), Hebrew רִחֵם‎ (riḥēm).

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈraħ.ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrax.xɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [rɑˈħem]

ܪܚܡ • (raḥḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ‎ (nəraḥḥem)) (pael construction)

1. (with ܥܠ‎ (ʿal)) to have mercy on, be pitiful to
2. to strive for mercy

Medio-passive form of the above.

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʔɛθˈraħ.ħam]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɪθˈrax.xam]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔeθ.rɑˈħɑm]

ܐܬܪܚܡ • (ʾeṯraḥḥam) (imperfect ܢܬܪܚܡ‎ (neṯraḥḥam)) (ethpaal construction)

1. to have mercy, show pity, be moved with compassion
   • Peshitta, Matthew 9:27:

     ‏ܘܟܕ ܥܒܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ: ܕܒܩܘܗܝ ܣܡ̈ܝܐ ܬܪܝܢ. ܕܩܥܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ: ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܢ. ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ.‎‎

     wə-ḵaḏ ʿəḇar yəšūʿ men tammān, daḇqū[hy] səmayyā ṯərēn, də-qāʿēn wə-ʾāmrīn, ʾeṯraḥḥam ʿəlayn, bərēh ḏə-ḏāwīḏ.

     And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.

From the root ܪ-ܚ-ܡ‎ (r-ḥ-m) related to loving.

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʔar.ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔar.xɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɑrˈħem]

ܐܪܚܡ • (ʾarḥem) (imperfect ܢܪܚܡ‎ (narḥem)) (aphel construction)

1. to show love, have pity
2. to cause to love
3. to obtain love or favor/favour
4. to render lovable, make beloved
5. to crave for mercy

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈrɑ.ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrɑ.xɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [roˈħem]

ܪܚܡ • (rāḥem)

1. absolute singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (rāḥmā, “friend”)
2. construct state singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (rāḥmā, “friend”)

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈr(ə.)ħɛm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrxɪm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈrħem]

ܪܚܡ • (rəḥem)

1. absolute singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (raḥmā, “womb”)
2. construct state singular of ܪܚܡܐ‎ (raḥmā, “womb”)

• “ܪܚܡ”, in Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, accessed 2021-06-19
• “rḥm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-25
• Audo, Toma (1897) ܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ [Treasure of the Syriac Language] (in Classical Syriac), Mosul: Imprimerie des Pères Dominicains, pages 498b-500a
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