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راحِل
the deceased; the late (departed) person /ˈrɑː.ħil/
nounB2#3017 most common
Also: one who is departing, a traveler, the departed one, nomad (plural رُحَّل)
Example sentences
جدي الراحل كان طيبًا.
My late grandfather was kind.
نتذكر الفنان الراحل بحبٍ كبير.
We remember the late artist with great love.
أعلنت العائلة عن وفاة الأب الراحل صباح أمس.
The family announced the death of the late father yesterday morning.
خلّف الزعيم الراحل إرثًا سياسيًا كبيرًا في البلاد.
The late leader left behind a large political legacy in the country.
لا يزال صدى أفكار الفيلسوف الراحل حاضرًا في النقاشات الأكاديمية اليوم.
The echo of the late philosopher's ideas is still present in academic discussions today.
يُحتفى بذكرى الأديب الراحل كل عام عبر مهرجانٍ أدبي يجمع محبي أعماله ونقّاده على حدٍ سواء.
The memory of the late writer is celebrated every year through a literary festival that brings together admirers and critics of his work alike.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | راحِلٌ | رُحَّلٌ |
| Genitive | راحِلٍ | رُحَّلٍ |
| Accusative | راحِلاً | رُحَّلاً |
| Vocative | يا راحِلُ | يا رُحَّلُ |
Word family
رحلto depart, travel, journey
رحلةtrip, journey
راحِلةriding camel, mount
رحيلdeparture
ترحالwandering, itinerant travel
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Semitic root ر-ح-ل (r-ḥ-l), meaning to journey, break camp, or depart. The فاعِل pattern turns the verb into an agent noun, so راحِل literally means one who departs. In the harsh life of the desert, this root also named the pack-saddle (رحل) and the journey itself (رحلة), since moving camp meant loading the camels. Modern Arabic later adopted the participle as a gentle way to say someone has died, as in one who has left this life.
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