Arabic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raː.ħa/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /raː.ħa/
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Etymology 1

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Root
ر و ح (r w ḥ)
23 terms

Noun

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رَاحَة (rāḥaf

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of رَاحَ (rāḥa) (form I)
  2. rest
  3. recreation, leisure
  4. comfort, ease
  5. ample space, wide room, a free space
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Semitic *raḥat-, modified by the meaning of an ample or wide space of the above word.

Noun

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رَاحَة (rāḥaf (plural رَاحَات (rāḥāt) or رَاح (rāḥ))

  1. palm of the hand
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ر و ح
16 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa).

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Noun

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راحة (rāḥaf

  1. rest
  2. Turkish delight, locoum