rahim

See also: Rahim and rahîm

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrahɪm]
• Hyphenation: ra‧him

Etymology 1

From Malay rahim, from Arabic رَحِم (raḥim, “womb”).

Noun

rahim

1. womb, uterus (in female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth)

   Synonyms: kandungan, peranakan, uterus

Etymology 2

From Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “merciful”).

Adjective

rahim

1. merciful

Derived terms

• kerahiman
• merahimi

Further reading

• “rahim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic رَحِم (raḥim, “womb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rahim/, /raħim/

Noun

rahim (Jawi spelling رهيم or رحم, plural rahim-rahim, informal 1st possessive rahimku, 2nd possessive rahimmu, 3rd possessive rahimnya)

1. (anatomy) womb; uterus

Synonyms

• peranakan
• kandung
• kandungan
• uterus

Descendants

• Indonesian: rahim

Further reading

• “rahim” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈhim/
• Hyphenation: ra‧him

Etymology 1

Derived from Ottoman Turkish رحم, from Arabic رَحِم (raḥim, “womb”).

Noun

rahim (definite accusative rahmi, plural rahimler)

1. (anatomy) womb, uterus

   Synonyms: döl yatağı, (obsolete) meşime, uterus

Derived terms

• ana rahmi
• rahim içi araç
• sılayırahim

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Arabic رَحْم (raḥm).

Noun

rahim (definite accusative rahmi, plural rahimler)

1. mercy, pity
2. Ar‑Raheem, the Merciful, one of the names of Allah

Etymology 3

Adjective

rahim

1. Misspelling of rahîm.

Further reading

• “rahim”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rahim1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rahim2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “rahim”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “rahim”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3852