Arabic vocabulary

تَتَرَحَّمُto ask for mercy in Arabic

تَتَرَحَّمُ is how you say “to ask for mercy” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

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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