راحة

راحة

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː.ħa/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /raː.ħa/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Root
ر و ح‎ (r-w-ḥ)

Noun

رَاحَة • (rāḥa) f

1. (uncountable) verbal noun of رَاحَ‎ (rāḥa) (form I)
2. rest
3. recreation, leisure
4. comfort, ease
5. ample space, wide room, a free space

Declension

Declension of noun رَاحَة (rāḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَاحَة rāḥa	الرَّاحَة‎ ar-rāḥa	رَاحَة rāḥat
Nominative	رَاحَةٌ rāḥatun	الرَّاحَةُ‎ ar-rāḥatu	رَاحَةُ rāḥatu
Accusative	رَاحَةً rāḥatan	الرَّاحَةَ‎ ar-rāḥata	رَاحَةَ rāḥata
Genitive	رَاحَةٍ rāḥatin	الرَّاحَةِ‎ ar-rāḥati	رَاحَةِ rāḥati

Descendants

• → Armenian: ռահաթ (ṙahatʿ)
• → Bashkir: рәхәт (räxät)
• → Ottoman Turkish: راحت‎
  • Turkish: rahat
    • → Romanian: rahat
• → Persian: راحت‎ (râhat)
• → Malay: rehat
• → Swahili: raha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *raḥat-, modified by the meaning of an ample or wide space of the above word.

Noun

رَاحَة • (rāḥa) f (plural رَاحَات‎ (rāḥāt) or رَاح‎ (rāḥ))

1. palm of the hand

Declension

Declension of noun رَاحَة (rāḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَاحَة rāḥa	الرَّاحَة‎ ar-rāḥa	رَاحَة rāḥat
Nominative	رَاحَةٌ rāḥatun	الرَّاحَةُ‎ ar-rāḥatu	رَاحَةُ rāḥatu
Accusative	رَاحَةً rāḥatan	الرَّاحَةَ‎ ar-rāḥata	رَاحَةَ rāḥata
Genitive	رَاحَةٍ rāḥatin	الرَّاحَةِ‎ ar-rāḥati	رَاحَةِ rāḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَاحَتَيْن‎ rāḥatayn	الرَّاحَتَيْن‎ ar-rāḥatayn	رَاحَتَيْ‎ rāḥatay
Nominative	رَاحَتَانِ‎ rāḥatāni	الرَّاحَتَانِ‎ ar-rāḥatāni	رَاحَتَا‎ rāḥatā
Accusative	رَاحَتَيْنِ‎ rāḥatayni	الرَّاحَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rāḥatayni	رَاحَتَيْ‎ rāḥatay
Genitive	رَاحَتَيْنِ‎ rāḥatayni	الرَّاحَتَيْنِ‎ ar-rāḥatayni	رَاحَتَيْ‎ rāḥatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَاحَات‎‎; رَاح‎ rāḥāt‎; rāḥ	الرَّاحَات‎‎; الرَّاح‎ ar-rāḥāt‎; ar-rāḥ	رَاحَات‎‎; رَاح‎ rāḥāt‎; rāḥ
Nominative	رَاحَاتٌ‎‎; رَاحٌ‎ rāḥātun‎; rāḥun	الرَّاحَاتُ‎‎; الرَّاحُ‎ ar-rāḥātu‎; ar-rāḥu	رَاحَاتُ‎‎; رَاحُ‎ rāḥātu‎; rāḥu
Accusative	رَاحَاتٍ‎‎; رَاحًا‎ rāḥātin‎; rāḥan	الرَّاحَاتِ‎‎; الرَّاحَ‎ ar-rāḥāti‎; ar-rāḥa	رَاحَاتِ‎‎; رَاحَ‎ rāḥāti‎; rāḥa
Genitive	رَاحَاتٍ‎‎; رَاحٍ‎ rāḥātin‎; rāḥin	الرَّاحَاتِ‎‎; الرَّاحِ‎ ar-rāḥāti‎; ar-rāḥi	رَاحَاتِ‎‎; رَاحِ‎ rāḥāti‎; rāḥi

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر و ح‎

Etymology

From Arabic رَاحَة‎ (rāḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː.ħe/, [ˈrˤɑː.ħɑ]
• IPA^(key): /raː.ħa/, [ˈrˤɑː.ħɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

راحة • (rāḥa) f

1. rest
2. Turkish delight, locoum