English
Rahman
Rahman comes from Arabic رَحْمَٰن ‘merciful, compassionate (said of God)’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَحْمَٰنraḥmān‘merciful, compassionate (said of God)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Rahman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentرَحْمَٰنraḥmān‘merciful, compassionate (said of God)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Rahman
Earliest quotation: 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns: “Let us go, Officer . . .” She read…”
Every English word from Arabic رَحْمَٰن
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَحْمَٰن / Rahman