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Rahman

Rahman proper noun: a surname from Arabic.

Proper noun

Rahman (plural Rahmans)

  1. A surname from Arabic.
    • “Let us go, Officer . . .” She read the name on his lapel tag. “Officer Rahman. Honor the meaning of your name and show compassion.”2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 259
    • 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.2022 November 18, David Thomas, “N.Y. lawyer who threw Molotov cocktail during George Floyd protest sentenced to 15 months”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023

Forms of Rahman

pluralRahmans
alternative formRehman

Origin of Rahman

From Arabic رَحْمَٰن (raḥmān).

Questions about Rahman

What does Rahman mean?
Rahman means a surname from Arabic.
What part of speech is Rahman?
Rahman is a proper noun.

Words near Rahman in the dictionary

  1. Rahimi
  2. Rahimis
  3. Rahims
  4. Rahimyar Khan
  5. Rahimyarkhan
  6. Rahman
  7. Rahmani
  8. Rahmanis
  9. Rahmans
  10. Rahming
  11. Rahmings

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