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فَهْم

understanding

Noun · masculineRoot ف-ه-م

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Also written فهم: فَهِمَ (to understand)

Highlights

Plural
فُهُوم
Other plural
أَفْهَام
Verbal noun of
فَهِمَ
to understand

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
فَهِمَ
to understand
Noun
تَفَاهُم
accord
Verb · Form IV
أَفْهَمَ
to make understand
Adjective
مَفْهُوم
understood
Noun
مَفْهُوم
concept
Verb · Form VI
تَفَاهَمَ
reach an understanding

فَهْم in English

Noun · masculine

Verbal noun of فَهِمَ (to understand): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. understanding, comprehension

Words from the root ف-ه-م

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

فَهِمَ · present يَفْهَمُ
Form I · The plain action

to understand; to learn; to observe

فَهْم
Verbal noun
understanding
فَهِم
Active participle
فَهِيم
Active participle
مَفْهُوم
Passive participle · Adjective
understood
مَفْهُوم
Passive participle
concept
فَهَّمَ · present يُفَهِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to cause to understand

تَفْهِيم
Verbal noun
مُفَهِّم
Active participle
مُفَهَّم
Passive participle
أَفْهَمَ · present يُفْهِمُ
Form IV · Causative

to make understand; to instruct

إِفْهَام
Verbal noun
مُفْهِم
Active participle
مُفْهَم
Passive participle
تَفَاهَمَ · present يَتَفَاهَمُ
Form VI · Mutual action

reach an understanding; come to an agreement; be understood

تَفَاهُم
Verbal noun
accord
مُتَفَاهِم
Active participle
مُتَفَاهَم
Passive participle
اِسْتَفْهَمَ · present يَسْتَفْهِمُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to inquire; to seek to understand; to ask for explanation

اِسْتِفْهَام
Verbal noun
interrogative
مُسْتَفْهِم
Active participle
مُسْتَفْهَم
Passive participle
أَفْهَم
Adjective
better at understanding
اِسْتِفْهَامِيّ
Adjective
interrogative
مُفَاهَمَة
Noun · f.
mutual agreement

فَهْم: plural and other forms

Singularفَهْم
Pluralفُهُوم
Alternative pluralsأَفْهَام

فَهْم in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

لِمَعْرِفَةِ حِكْمَةٍ وَأَدَبٍ. لإِدْرَاكِ أَقْوَالِ الْفَهْمِ.To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;Proverbs 1:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لِي الْمَشُورَةُ وَالرَّأْيُ. أَنَا الْفَهْمُ. لِي الْقُدْرَةُ.Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.Proverbs 8:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
إِنْ دَعَوْتَ الْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَرَفَعْتَ صَوْتَكَ إِلَى الْفَهْمِ،Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;Proverbs 2:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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