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رَحْمَة
Rahma
RAH-mah
“Mercy, compassion.”
About Rahma
Rahma is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "mercy, compassion" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ح-م. Rahma is one of the divine attributes; from the same root as Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful).
Especially common in Egyptian, Sudanese, and West African families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Rahma is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rahma
- What does the name Rahma mean?
- Rahma (رَحْمَة) means "Mercy, compassion". From the Arabic root ر-ح-م. Rahma is one of the divine attributes; from the same root as Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful).
- Is Rahma a name from the Qur'an?
- Rahma does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Rahma a boy or a girl name?
- Rahma is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Rahma come from?
- Rahma is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Ḥ-M. Especially common in Egyptian, Sudanese, and West African families.
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