rehema

See also: Rehema

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

rehema class IX (plural rehema class X)

  1. mercy, compassion
    Synonyms: huruma, shufaka

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 117 Nr. 1053