رحمن
See also: زحمن
Arabic
Etymology 1
Of the root ر ح م (r-ḥ-m). Compare Aramaic רַחְמָן / ܪܚܡܢ (raḥmān), Hebrew רַחְמָן (raḥmān). It is usual to believe the Arabic form borrowed from either, immediately or through the mediation of Old South Arabian, due to occurrence of the word in but this specific context of epithetizing the monotheistic god الرَّحْمٰن (ar-raḥmān), the defective spelling even of which in the previously converted language communities is mirrored.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raħ.maːn/
Adjective
رَحْمٰن • (raḥmān)
- merciful, compassionate (said of God)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:163:
- وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ
- waʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa r-raḥmānu r-raḥīmu
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Declension
Declension of adjective رَحْمٰن (raḥmān)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular diptote | — | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | رَحْمٰن raḥmān | الرَّحْمٰن ar-raḥmān | — | — |
Nominative | رَحْمٰنُ raḥmānu | الرَّحْمٰنُ ar-raḥmānu | — | — |
Accusative | رَحْمٰنَ raḥmāna | الرَّحْمٰنَ ar-raḥmāna | — | — |
Genitive | رَحْمٰنَ raḥmāna | الرَّحْمٰنِ ar-raḥmāni | — | — |
Descendants
- → Persian: رَحمٰن (rahmân)
- → Bengali: রহমান (rôhman)
- → Hindustani: rahmān
- Hindi: रहमान
- Urdu: رحمن
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 140–141
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 23
- Nöldeke, Theodor; Schwally, Friedrich (1909) Geschichte des Qorāns. Erster Teil: Über den Ursprung des Qurāns. (in German), 2nd edition, Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 112–113
- Rudolph, Wilhelm (1922) Die Abhängigkeit des Qorans von Judentum und Christentum (in German), Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, page 28
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رحمن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “رحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ra.ħim.na/
Verb
رَحِمْنَ • (raḥimna) (form I)
- third-person feminine plural past active of رَحِمَ (raḥima)
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /ru.ħim.na/
Verb
رُحِمْنَ • (ruḥimna) (form I)
- third-person feminine plural past passive of رَحِمَ (raḥima)
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /raħ.ħim.na/
Verb
رَحِّمْنَ • (raḥḥimna) (form II)
- second-person feminine plural active imperative of رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama)
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /raħ.ħam.na/
Verb
رَحَّمْنَ • (raḥḥamna) (form II)
- third-person feminine plural past active of رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama)
Pronunciation 3
- IPA(key): /ruħ.ħim.na/
Verb
رُحِّمْنَ • (ruḥḥimna) (form II)
- third-person feminine plural past passive of رَحَّمَ (raḥḥama)
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic رَحْمٰن (raḥmān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾahˈmɑːn/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ɾahˈmɑːn/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɾæhˈmɒːn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɾahˈmɔn/
Adjective
رَحمٰن • (rahmân)
- (Islam) merciful, all-merciful, most merciful; used only of God.
- Synonyms: بخشاینده (baxšâyande), بخشنده (baxšande)
- ای خداوند رحمن ― ey xodâvand-e rahmân ― o merciful God
Alternative forms
- رَحمان (rahmân)
Derived terms
- اَلرَّحمٰن (ar-rahmân)
Descendants
- → Bengali: রহমান (rôhman)
- → Hindustani: rahmān
- Hindi: रहमान
- Urdu: رحمن