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रहम

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See also: रहीम

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian رحم (rahm), ultimately from Arabic رَحْمٰن (raḥmān).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾə.ɦəm/, [ɾɛ.ɦɛ̃m]

Noun

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रहम (rahamm (Urdu spelling رَحَم)

  1. pity, compassion, mercy
    Synonym: दया (dayā)

Further reading

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रहम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रहम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रहम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रहम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 858
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “رحم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 589
  • रहम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.