Raheem: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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رحیم
رَحِيم
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Raheem (رحیم, Arabic رَحِيم) means “merciful”. It comes from the Arabic root ر ح م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر ح م.
- Meaning
- merciful
- معنی
- مہربان، رحم کرنے والا
Where it comes from
From raḥma, mercy. Used of Allah and, in 9:128, of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Say it
- ra-heemAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر ح م
- Other spellings
- Rahim
- Themes
- Kindness