Arabic vocabulary
تَتَرَحَّمُto ask for mercy
How to say “to ask for mercy” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
كَانَتْ حَفْصَةُ تَتَرَحَّمُ عَلَى هُذَيْلِ،
Hafsa was praying for mercy for Hudhayl.
تَتَرَحَّمُ — prays for mercy for. A present-tense verb with a built-in 'she' subject. Under the 'used to' verb before it, this present is pulled into a habitual past, 'she used to keep praying for mercy'. Its reflexive-shaped pattern carries a sense of repeatedly invoking mercy; the earlier verb supplies the customary-past timing.
From: Mothers and the Companions →
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