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أَرْحَم
Arham
AR-ham
“Most compassionate, most merciful.”
About Arham
Arham is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "most compassionate, most merciful" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ح-م meaning 'mercy, compassion'. The comparative form of rahim: more merciful. (Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim, from the same root, are names of God.) Used as a given name chiefly in South Asia.
Very popular in Pakistan and the UK over the last decade.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Arhaam, Arhum
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Arham is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Arham
- What does the name Arham mean?
- Arham (أَرْحَم) means "Most compassionate, most merciful". From the Arabic root ر-ح-م meaning 'mercy, compassion'. The comparative form of rahim: more merciful. (Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim, from the same root, are names of God.) Used as a given name chiefly in South Asia.
- Is Arham a name from the Qur'an?
- Arham does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Arham a boy or a girl name?
- Arham is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Arham come from?
- Arham is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters R-Ḥ-M. Very popular in Pakistan and the UK over the last decade.
- How is Arham spelled?
- Arham is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَرْحَم) is also written Arhaam and Arhum. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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