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رَحِم
womb /raˈħim/
nounB1#2658 most common
Also: uterus, kinship tie, blood relation
Example sentences
الرَّحِمُ عُضْوٌ مُهِمٌّ.
The womb is an important organ.
الرَّحِمُ فِي جِسْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ.
The womb is in a woman's body.
يَنْمُو الْجَنِينُ فِي رَحِمِ أُمِّهِ.
The fetus grows in its mother's womb.
يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَصِلَ رَحِمَهُ.
A Muslim must maintain ties with his relatives.
صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْقِيَمِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ.
Maintaining family ties is one of the greatest values in Islam.
مَنْ قَطَعَ رَحِمَهُ حُرِمَ مِنَ الْبَرَكَةِ، كَمَا وَرَدَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ.
Whoever severs ties of kinship is deprived of blessing, as stated in the hadith.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَحِمٌ | أَرْحَامٌ |
| Genitive | رَحِمٍ | أَرْحَامٍ |
| Accusative | رَحِمًا | أَرْحَامًا |
| Vocative | يَا رَحِمُ | يَا أَرْحَامُ |
Word family
رَحْمَةmercy, compassion
رَحِيمmerciful
رَحْمٰنmost merciful (divine epithet)
أَرْحَامwombs; blood relatives
مَرْحُومdeceased, one shown mercy
Etymology
Rahim comes from the Semitic root r-ḥ-m, which ties the idea of the womb to the idea of mercy. Arabic keeps both senses alive: rahim for the physical organ and kinship bond, and rahma for compassion. The same root gives the divine names al-Rahman and al-Rahim, both meaning the Merciful. This is not a coincidence but a old Semitic pattern where the womb stands as a symbol of protective care.
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