Rahim
/raˈħiːm/noun
An Arabic masculine given name and divine epithet meaning compassionate or merciful.
Did you know?In Arabic, the root R-Ḥ-M links mercy with the womb, suggesting compassion as a primal form of shelter and protection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*raḥm-
“Womb; compassion or tender mercy”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
reḥem
“Womb; the place of gestation and protection”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
raḥim
“Merciful, compassionate; also connected with the womb through the root R-Ḥ-M”
7th Century
Quranic Arabic
al-Raḥīm
“The Merciful, a divine epithet traditionally translated as one who continually bestows mercy”
Modern English
English
Rahim
“An Arabic personal name and transliterated religious title”