rahmet

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾahˈmet/
  • Hyphenation: rah‧met

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رحمت‎ (rahmet, “gods's mercy, compassion, forgiveness”), from Arabic رَحْمَة‎ (raḥma, “mercy, compassion”).

Noun

rahmet (definite accusative rahmeti, plural rahmetler)

  1. God's mercy, compassion, forgiveness
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رحمت‎ (rahmet, “rain”), from Arabic رِهمة‎ (“persistent and weak rain”).

Noun

rahmet (definite accusative rahmeti, plural rahmetler)

  1. (colloquial) rain

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