раҳмат

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian رَحْمَت (rahmat, “mercy, compassion, commiseration”), from Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma). Sense 1 may be a calque of French merci (“thanks”, literally “mercy”), whence Russian мерси (mersi, “thanks”), and is widespread in usage across post-Soviet Central Asia. Compare Uzbek rahmat, Kazakh рахмет (raxmet)/рақмет (raqmet), Kyrgyz ыракмат (ırakmat), Bashkir рәхмәт (rəxmət), Tatar рәхмәт (räxmät).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rahˈmat/, [ɾäɦ.mǽt̪]

Interjection

Dari	تشکر
Iranian Persian	مرسی
Tajik	раҳмат

раҳмат • (rahmat) (Persian spelling رحمت)

2. thanks

   Synonyms: ташаккур (tašakkur), мамнун (mamnun), сипос (sipos)

Noun

раҳмат • (rahmat)

1. mercy, compassion, commiseration

   Synonyms: раҳм (rahm), бахшиш (baxšiš), шафақат (šafaqat)