رَحْمَةٌ mercy in Arabic
رَحْمَةٌ is how you say “mercy” in Arabic.
Root ر ح م r-ḥ-m. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). raḥmah.
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Meaning of mercy in Arabic
- mercy, pity, compassion tenderness toward someone joined with an inclination to favor or benefit them
- pardon, forgiveness used especially of God's forgiving mercy toward a person
Example sentence
باب مفتوح من السماء من أبواب الجنة ينزل من الجنات الرحمة على بيت المقدس كل صباح حتى تقوم الساعة
A gate from the gates of Paradise is open in the heavens, from which mercy descends upon Bayt al-Maqdis every morning until the Hour is established.
الرَّحْمَةُ mercy
al- = 'the'; rahma means 'mercy'; the '-u' ending marks it as the subject ('mercy descends').
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How it is used
Said of a person it means ordinary human tenderness, pity, or forgiveness toward someone; said of God it carries the same sense of favoring, benefiting, and pardoning, applied to Him in a transferred (non-literal) way. The lexicon links this same root to raḥim, "womb" — treating kinship and mercy as connected senses of one root.
Words from the same root
- رَحِمَ to have mercy, show compassion, forgive
- الرَّحْمٰنُ the All-Merciful, a name of God
- رَحِيمٌ very merciful, compassionate
- رَحِمٌ womb; kinship, blood relation
- أَرْحَمُ more merciful, most merciful
More example sentences
وبره ولطفه وإحسانه وَرَحمته فِي قيوميته
And His kindness, gentleness, benevolence, and mercy in His self-subsistence.
وَرَحْمَتَهُ and His mercy
'And' plus 'mercy' with '-hu' (His) attached, parallel object — His mercy. The fourth, closing the merciful traits.
وهكذا يُفهَمُ تنظيمُ العلمِ، ومنعُ الاعتداءِ، وصيانةُ الأموالِ والعقودِ، وتوفيرُ أسبابِ التعارفِ والرحمةِ بين الناس؛
Thus, the organization of knowledge, prevention of aggression, safeguarding of wealth and contracts, and provision of means for acquaintance and compassion among people is understood;
وَالرَّحْمَةِ and compassion
'and mercy / compassion,' joined by 'and,' in the -i form — a second owner under 'the means of...'. Alongside mutual acquaintance, mercy among people is what the provisions cultivate.
أُولَـئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ
Those, upon them are blessings from their Lord and mercy.
وَرَحْمَةٌ and mercy
wa- coordinates a second item ('and mercy') onto 'blessings', sharing the same 'upon them are...' frame. The conjunction adds mercy as a parallel gift on the same group.
Common questions
- How do you say "mercy" in Arabic?
- رَحْمَة (raḥmah).
- What does the verb رَحِمَ (raḥima) mean?
- To have mercy, pity, or compassion on someone, to be tender and favorably inclined toward them, or to pardon them.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).