رحمة

رحمة

See also: زخمه‎ and زحمة‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ح م‎ (r-ḥ-m). Compare Hebrew רַחֲמִים‎ (raḥamim, “mercy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.ma/

Noun

رَحْمَة • (raḥma) f (plural رَحَمَات‎ (raḥamāt))

1. verbal noun of رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima) (form I)
2. instance noun of رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima)
3. mercy, compassion, commiseration
4. pardon

Declension

Declension of noun رَحْمَة (raḥma)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَحْمَة raḥma	الرَّحْمَة‎ ar-raḥma	رَحْمَة raḥmat
Nominative	رَحْمَةٌ raḥmatun	الرَّحْمَةُ‎ ar-raḥmatu	رَحْمَةُ raḥmatu
Accusative	رَحْمَةً raḥmatan	الرَّحْمَةَ‎ ar-raḥmata	رَحْمَةَ raḥmata
Genitive	رَحْمَةٍ raḥmatin	الرَّحْمَةِ‎ ar-raḥmati	رَحْمَةِ raḥmati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَحْمَتَيْن‎ raḥmatayn	الرَّحْمَتَيْن‎ ar-raḥmatayn	رَحْمَتَيْ‎ raḥmatay
Nominative	رَحْمَتَانِ‎ raḥmatāni	الرَّحْمَتَانِ‎ ar-raḥmatāni	رَحْمَتَا‎ raḥmatā
Accusative	رَحْمَتَيْنِ‎ raḥmatayni	الرَّحْمَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḥmatayni	رَحْمَتَيْ‎ raḥmatay
Genitive	رَحْمَتَيْنِ‎ raḥmatayni	الرَّحْمَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḥmatayni	رَحْمَتَيْ‎ raḥmatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَحَمَات‎ raḥamāt	الرَّحَمَات‎ ar-raḥamāt	رَحَمَات‎ raḥamāt
Nominative	رَحَمَاتٌ‎ raḥamātun	الرَّحَمَاتُ‎ ar-raḥamātu	رَحَمَاتُ‎ raḥamātu
Accusative	رَحَمَاتٍ‎ raḥamātin	الرَّحَمَاتِ‎ ar-raḥamāti	رَحَمَاتِ‎ raḥamāti
Genitive	رَحَمَاتٍ‎ raḥamātin	الرَّحَمَاتِ‎ ar-raḥamāti	رَحَمَاتِ‎ raḥamāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: rəhmət
• → Bashkir: рәхмәт (räxmät)
• → Bengali: রহমত (rôhmôt)
• → Hausa: r̃ahamā̀
• → Malay: rahmat
• → Maranao: rahmat
• → Swahili: rehema
• → Tatar: рәһмәт (rähmät)
• → Turkish: rahmet
• → Uyghur: رەھمەت‎ (rehmet)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رحمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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Malay

Noun

رحمة (plural رحمة-رحمة or رحمة۲‎, informal 1st possessive رحمةکو‎, 2nd possessive رحمةمو‎, 3rd possessive رحمةڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of rahmat