ਰਹਮ

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Old Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian رحم (rahm), ultimately from Arabic رَحْمٰن (raḥmān).

Noun[edit]

ਰਹਮ (rahama /rahamma/) f

  1. mercy

Descendants[edit]

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਰਹਿਮ (rahim)
    Shahmukhi script: رحم (rḥm)

Further reading[edit]

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਰਹਮ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 312.
  • ਰਹਮ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024