Arabic vocabulary
رَحِيم is how you say “Most Compassionate” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فإذا قال ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال أثنى علي عبدي،
When he says: "The Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," He says: "My servant has extolled Me,"
الرَّحِيمِ — The Most Compassionate. 'the Most Compassionate', genitive — a second divine name in the same case.
From: The Opening Chapter →فإذا قال ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال أثنى علي عبدي،
When he says: 'The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,' He says: 'My servant has extolled Me.'
الرَّحِيمِ — the Most Merciful. 'the Most Merciful', genitive — a second divine name in the same case.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →إِنَّهُ تَوَّابٌ رَحِيمٌ
Indeed, He is ever-accepting of repentance and merciful.
رَحِيم — merciful. A divine name in the steady-quality pattern, 'merciful', the shape Arabic uses for a deep, lasting trait. It is the second predicate of the 'indeed He is...' statement, paired with the previous name. With no linking verb, the two names simply stand as what God is.
From: The Four Inner Guards →OpenArabic teaches words like رَحِيم through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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