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raḥm (prob. dialec. for ruḥm, inf. n. of رحم 'to have mercy,' etc.), s.m. Mercy, pity, compassion, tenderness, kindness;—a sort of sweet cake made of rice, etc. (an offering made by Mohammadan women on the night called ilāhīrāt):—raḥm-āshnā, s.m. A friend to mercy;—adj. Inclined to mercy, merciful:—raḥm-dil, adj. Tender-hearted, merciful, compassionate, kind:—raḥm karnā(-par), To take pity (on), to show mercy or kindness (to):—raḥm khānā(-par), To feel pity (for), be touched with compassion, to take pity (on):—be raḥm, adj. Without pity, merciless, hardhearted, cruel.
Origin: Arabic