रहम rahm

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

رحم · ar · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Pity, mercy, compassion.

Usual translation

  1. mercy

Origin of the definition

रहम rahama rehām (nm) pity, mercy, compassion; ~दिल compassionate, kind, merciful; ~दिली compassionateness, kindness, mercifulness; —पर छोड़ देना, किसी के, to leave at the mercy of.

A رحم raḥm (prob. dialec. for ruḥm, inf. n. of رحم 'to have mercy,' &c.), s.m. Mercy, pity, compassion, tenderness, kindness; — a sort of sweet cake made of rice, &c. (an offering made by Mohammadan women on the night called ilāhī rāt): — raḥm-āshnā, s.m. A friend to mercy; — adj. Inclined to mercy, merciful: — raḥm-dil, adj. Tender-hearted, merciful, compassionate, kind: — raḥm karnā (-par), To take pity (on), to show mercy or kindness (to): — raḥm khānā (-par), To feel pity (for), be touched with compassion, to take pity (on): — be raḥm, adj. Without pity, merciless, hard-hearted, cruel.

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606 occurrences

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Mamma

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Created
Thursday 15 April 2021
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