रहम rahm
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
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.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
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.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Pity, mercy, compassion.
Usual translation
- 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.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
606 occurrences
In 324 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
433 occurrences
In 197 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
10 occurrences
In 7 on 122 murlis
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- Thursday 15 April 2021
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