Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rahman

/ɹˈɑmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: rah-man
IPA: /ɹˈɑmən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Example Sentences

"“Let us go, Officer . . .” She read the name on his lapel tag. “Officer Rahman. Honor the meaning of your name and show compassion.”"
"A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday sentenced former lawyer Urooj Rahman to 15 months in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an empty city police car during the May 2020 protests over George Floyd's death, the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office said."

Etymology

From Arabic رَحْمَٰن (raḥmān).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: رَحْمَٰن, ر ح م

Inflected Forms

Rahmans (plural) Rehman (alternative)

Rhymes With

common uncommon aman brahman hamann bahman ahmann ommen strommen lahman

Questions

How do you pronounce rahman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑmən/.
What does rahman mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does rahman come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce rahman

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