Rahma
/ˈraħ.ma/noun
An Arabic word and personal name meaning mercy, compassion, or divine grace.
Did you know?The Arabic root R-Ḥ-M connects mercy with the womb, a linguistic association echoed in the divine names al-Raḥmān and al-Raḥīm.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*r-ḥ-m
“A reconstructed root associated with womb, maternal tenderness, and compassion.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
raḥămîm
“Compassion, mercies, or deep tenderness; related to the word for womb, reḥem.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
raḥima
“To show mercy, have compassion, or treat with kindness.”
Quranic Arabic
Arabic
raḥmah
“Mercy, compassion, or divine grace.”
Modern English
English
Rahma
“An Arabic loanword and given name meaning mercy or compassion.”