R-Ḥ-M

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R-Ḥ-M (ر ح م) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic words, and many of those words are used as names.

Contents 1 Usages 1.1 The Arab Stems 1.2 Names 1.3 Words 2 References

[edit] Usages

[edit] The Arab Stems

1. rahima — "to have mercy"
2. rahhama — "to feel sympathy"
3. tarahhama — "to feel sympathy; to regret"
4. taraahma — "to be nice to each other"
5. istirhama — "to beg for mercy"

[edit] Names

• Rahman — "the most gracious" ^[1] or "almighty" ^[2]
• Rahim — "continuous mercy"
• Abd-ur-Rahman — "servant of the Most Merciful"

[edit] Words

• Rahm — "womb/place of origin"
• Rahmat — "mercy"

[edit] References

1. ^ Surat Al-fatiha (The Opening)
2. ^ Al Rahman, Al Raheem: The Most Important “Pair”, expresing that "Al-Rahman is a missunderstood word."