رحم

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of mercy, compassion, and kindness. It extends to familial and kinship ties, as well as the womb. Derived terms also denote specific instances of mercy or the state of being merciful.

Derived headwords

الرحمةnoun

1.
tenderness and compassionboth
tenderness and compassion

المرحمةnoun

1.
like itboth
like it

رحمتهverb

1.
to have mercy on himboth
He had mercy on him.

ترحم عليهverb

1.
to show mercy to himboth
To show mercy or compassion towards him.

تراحم القومverb

1.
the people showed mercy to each otherboth
The people showed mercy to one another.

الرحموتnoun

1.
from mercyboth
from mercy

مرحومadjective

1.
merciedboth
One who has received mercy, often used for emphasis.

مرحمadjective

1.
mercied (intensified)classical
Intensified form of مرحوم, indicating great mercy received.

الرحمnoun

1.
the female's wombboth
the female's womb
2.
kinshipboth
kinship
3.
a type, with the same measure as 'jism'both
a type, with the same measure as 'jism'
4.
with damma: mercyboth
with damma: mercy
5.
with two dammas, like itboth
with two dammas, like it

الرحمنname

1.
two names derived from mercyboth
two names derived from mercy

الرحيمadjective

1.
two names derived from mercyboth
two names derived from mercy

رحماnoun

1.
mercyclassical
Mercy, as in 'closer in mercy'.

أم رحمname

1.
Umm Rahmclassical
A name for Mecca.

الرحومnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A she-camel that complains of her womb after giving birth.

رحامةnoun

1.
mercy (state)classical
The state of being merciful or having mercy.

رحمnoun

1.
wombclassical
The womb, similar to الرحم.

Parallel reading

الرحمة: الرقة والتعطف.

Mercy: tenderness and compassion.

والمرحمة مثله.

And al-marhamah is like it.

وقد رحمته وترحمت عليه.

And I had mercy on him and showed mercy to him.

وتراحم القوم: رحم بعضهم بعضا.

And the people showed mercy to each other: some of them showed mercy to others.

والرحم: رحم الأنثى، وهي مؤنثة.

And ar-rahm: the womb of the female, and it is feminine.

والرحم أيضا: القرابة.

And ar-rahm also: kinship.

والرحمن والرحيم: اسمان مشتقان من الرحمة

And Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim: two names derived from mercy

إلا أن الرحمن اسم مختص لله تعالى لا يجوز أن يسمى به غيره.

Except that Ar-Rahman is a name exclusively for God Almighty, and it is not permissible for anyone else to be named with it.

ألا ترى أنه تبارك وتعالى قال: (قل ادعوا الله أو ادعوا الرحمن)

Do you not see that God, may He be glorified, said: (Say: 'Call upon Allah or call upon Ar-Rahman')

وكان مسيلمة الكذاب يقال له "رحمن اليمامة ".

And Musaylimah the Liar was called 'Rahman of Yamamah'.

والرحيم قد يكون بمعنى المرحوم، كما يكون بمعنى الراحم.

And Ar-Rahim can mean the one who is shown mercy, just as it can mean the one who shows mercy.

فأما إذا عضت بك الحرب عضة فإنك معطوف عليك رحيم

But if war bites you with a bite, then you are one who is shown mercy.

والرحم بالضمة: الرحمة.

And ar-rahm with dammah: mercy.

قال تعالى: (وأقرب رحما)

God Almighty said: (and closer in mercy)

ومن ضريبته التقوى ويعصمه من سيئ العثرات الله والرحم وهو مثل عسر وعسر.

And his disposition is piety, and God protects him from bad slips and kinship, and it is like 'usur' and 'usur'.

وأم رحم أيضا: اسم من أسماء مكة.

And Umm Rahm also: a name from the names of Mecca.

والرحوم: الناقة التي تشتكي رحمها بعد النتاج.

And ar-rahum: the she-camel that complains of her womb after giving birth.

وقد رحمت بالضم رحامة، ورحمت بالكسر رحما.

And I had mercy with dammah (a state of) mercy, and I had mercy with kasr (a state of) womb.