Uyghur

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Etymology

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Inherited from Chagatai رحمت, from Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma). Cognate with Ottoman Turkish رحمت (rahmet), Tatar рәхмәт (räxmät), Uzbek rahmat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رەھمەت (rehmet) (plural رەھمەتلەر (rehmetler))

  1. gratitude; thankfulness
    رەھمەت خېتىrehmet xëtiletter of thanks
    رەھمەت ئوقۇماقrehmet oqumaqto express one's thanks
    رەھمەت ئېيتمەكrehmet ëytmekto express gratitude
    سىزگە رەھمەتsizge rehmetthank you
    مىڭ رەھمەتming rehmetmany thanks
  2. (religion) forgiveness; grace
    خۇدا رەھمەت قىلسۇنxuda rehmet qilsunmay Allah have mercy upon (somebody).

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN