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Where does “رحيم” come from?

رحيم (Arabic) comes from Arabic رَحِيم, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.

رحيم (Arabic): merciful; compassionate; beneficent

Definitions

  1. merciful; compassionate; beneficent

Ancestry of “رحيم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَحِيمkind, compassionate; kind, merciful,...
2Persianجانsoul; being; life
3Middle Persianyʾn'—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—

Words derived from “رحيم”

  • رحیم
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