Raheel: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
راحیل
رَحِيل
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Raheel (راحیل, Arabic رَحِيل) is most often explained as “departure; setting off (Arabic raḥīl)”. It comes from the Arabic root ر ح ل. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر ح ل.
- Meaning
- departure; setting off (Arabic raḥīl)
- معنی
- روانگی، کوچ
Meaning disputed
Usually written راحیل. Arabic raḥīl means departure or setting off (Lane), while Rāḥīl is also the Arabic form of the Biblical Rachel. Popular meanings like 'traveller' are loose.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- ra-heelAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر ح ل
- Other spellings
- Rahil