رحمن

See also: زحمن‎

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ح م‎ (r-ḥ-m). Compare Aramaic רַחְמָן‎ (raḥmān), Hebrew רַחְמָן‎ (raḥmān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.maːn/

Adjective

رَحْمٰن • (raḥmān)

1. merciful, compassionate (said of God)

Declension

Declension of adjective رَحْمٰن (raḥmān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَحْمٰن raḥmān	الرَّحْمٰن‎ ar-raḥmān	رَحْمٰنَة‎ raḥmāna	الرَّحْمٰنَة‎ ar-raḥmāna
Nominative	رَحْمٰنٌ raḥmānun	الرَّحْمٰنُ‎ ar-raḥmānu	رَحْمٰنَةٌ‎ raḥmānatun	الرَّحْمٰنَةُ‎ ar-raḥmānatu
Accusative	رَحْمٰنًا‎ raḥmānan	الرَّحْمٰنَ‎ ar-raḥmāna	رَحْمٰنَةً‎ raḥmānatan	الرَّحْمٰنَةَ‎ ar-raḥmānata
Genitive	رَحْمٰنٍ raḥmānin	الرَّحْمٰنِ‎ ar-raḥmāni	رَحْمٰنَةٍ‎ raḥmānatin	الرَّحْمٰنَةِ‎ ar-raḥmānati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَحْمٰنَيْن‎ raḥmānayn	الرَّحْمٰنَيْن‎ ar-raḥmānayn	رَحْمٰنَتَيْن‎ raḥmānatayn	الرَّحْمٰنَتَيْن‎ ar-raḥmānatayn
Nominative	رَحْمٰنَانِ‎ raḥmānāni	الرَّحْمٰنَانِ‎ ar-raḥmānāni	رَحْمٰنَتَانِ‎ raḥmānatāni	الرَّحْمٰنَتَانِ‎ ar-raḥmānatāni
Accusative	رَحْمٰنَيْنِ‎ raḥmānayni	الرَّحْمٰنَيْنِ‎ ar-raḥmānayni	رَحْمٰنَتَيْنِ‎ raḥmānatayni	الرَّحْمٰنَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḥmānatayni
Genitive	رَحْمٰنَيْنِ‎ raḥmānayni	الرَّحْمٰنَيْنِ‎ ar-raḥmānayni	رَحْمٰنَتَيْنِ‎ raḥmānatayni	الرَّحْمٰنَتَيْنِ‎ ar-raḥmānatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	رَحْمٰنَات‎ raḥmānāt	الرَّحْمٰنَات‎ ar-raḥmānāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	رَحْمٰنَاتٌ‎ raḥmānātun	الرَّحْمٰنَاتُ‎ ar-raḥmānātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	رَحْمٰنَاتٍ‎ raḥmānātin	الرَّحْمٰنَاتِ‎ ar-raḥmānāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	رَحْمٰنَاتٍ‎ raḥmānātin	الرَّحْمٰنَاتِ‎ ar-raḥmānāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رحمن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “رحم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ħim.na/

Verb

رَحِمْنَ • (raḥimna) (form I)

1. third-person feminine plural past active of رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru.ħim.na/

Verb

رُحِمْنَ • (ruḥimna) (form I)

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of رَحِمَ‎ (raḥima)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.ħim.na/

Verb

رَحِّمْنَ • (raḥḥimna) (form II)

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of رَحَّمَ‎ (raḥḥama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raħ.ħam.na/

Verb

رَحَّمْنَ • (raḥḥamna) (form II)

1. third-person feminine plural past active of رَحَّمَ‎ (raḥḥama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruħ.ħim.na/

Verb

رُحِّمْنَ • (ruḥḥimna) (form II)

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of رَحَّمَ‎ (raḥḥama)