تفاهم

Arabic

Root
ف ه م (f h m)
5 terms

Verb

تَفَاهَمَ • (tafāhama) VI (non-past يَتَفَاهَمُ (yatafāhamu), verbal noun تَفَاهُم (tafāhum))

1. reach an understanding
2. come to an agreement
3. be understood

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَفَاهَمَ (VI, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَفَاهُم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَفَاهُم tafāhum
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَفَاهِم mutafāhim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَفَاهَم mutafāham
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَفَاهَمْتُ tafāhamtu	تَفَاهَمْتَ tafāhamta	تَفَاهَمَ tafāhama		تَفَاهَمْتُمَا tafāhamtumā	تَفَاهَمَا tafāhamā		تَفَاهَمْنَا tafāhamnā	تَفَاهَمْتُمْ tafāhamtum	تَفَاهَمُوا tafāhamū
	f		تَفَاهَمْتِ tafāhamti	تَفَاهَمَتْ tafāhamat			تَفَاهَمَتَا tafāhamatā			تَفَاهَمْتُنَّ tafāhamtunna	تَفَاهَمْنَ tafāhamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَفَاهَمُ ʔatafāhamu	تَتَفَاهَمُ tatafāhamu	يَتَفَاهَمُ yatafāhamu		تَتَفَاهَمَانِ tatafāhamāni	يَتَفَاهَمَانِ yatafāhamāni		نَتَفَاهَمُ natafāhamu	تَتَفَاهَمُونَ tatafāhamūna	يَتَفَاهَمُونَ yatafāhamūna
	f		تَتَفَاهَمِينَ tatafāhamīna	تَتَفَاهَمُ tatafāhamu			تَتَفَاهَمَانِ tatafāhamāni			تَتَفَاهَمْنَ tatafāhamna	يَتَفَاهَمْنَ yatafāhamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَاهَمَ ʔatafāhama	تَتَفَاهَمَ tatafāhama	يَتَفَاهَمَ yatafāhama		تَتَفَاهَمَا tatafāhamā	يَتَفَاهَمَا yatafāhamā		نَتَفَاهَمَ natafāhama	تَتَفَاهَمُوا tatafāhamū	يَتَفَاهَمُوا yatafāhamū
	f		تَتَفَاهَمِي tatafāhamī	تَتَفَاهَمَ tatafāhama			تَتَفَاهَمَا tatafāhamā			تَتَفَاهَمْنَ tatafāhamna	يَتَفَاهَمْنَ yatafāhamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَاهَمْ ʔatafāham	تَتَفَاهَمْ tatafāham	يَتَفَاهَمْ yatafāham		تَتَفَاهَمَا tatafāhamā	يَتَفَاهَمَا yatafāhamā		نَتَفَاهَمْ natafāham	تَتَفَاهَمُوا tatafāhamū	يَتَفَاهَمُوا yatafāhamū
	f		تَتَفَاهَمِي tatafāhamī	تَتَفَاهَمْ tatafāham			تَتَفَاهَمَا tatafāhamā			تَتَفَاهَمْنَ tatafāhamna	يَتَفَاهَمْنَ yatafāhamna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَاهَمْ tafāham			تَفَاهَمَا tafāhamā				تَفَاهَمُوا tafāhamū
	f		تَفَاهَمِي tafāhamī							تَفَاهَمْنَ tafāhamna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُفُوهِمَ tufūhima		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَاهَمُ yutafāhamu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَاهَمَ yutafāhama		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَاهَمْ yutafāham		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

تَفَاهُم • (tafāhum) m

1. agreement (“understanding between individuals”), accord

Declension

Declension of noun تَفَاهُم (tafāhum)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَفَاهُم tafāhum	التَّفَاهُم at-tafāhum	تَفَاهُم tafāhum
Nominative	تَفَاهُمٌ tafāhumun	التَّفَاهُمُ at-tafāhumu	تَفَاهُمُ tafāhumu
Accusative	تَفَاهُمًا tafāhuman	التَّفَاهُمَ at-tafāhuma	تَفَاهُمَ tafāhuma
Genitive	تَفَاهُمٍ tafāhumin	التَّفَاهُمِ at-tafāhumi	تَفَاهُمِ tafāhumi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَفَاهُم (tafāhum).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.fɑː.ˈhum]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɑː.ɦʊ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɑː.ɦʊ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɑː.wʊ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɔː.wúm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.fɒː.ɦóm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.fɔ.ɦúm]

Readings
Classical reading?	tafāhum
Dari reading?	tafāhum
Iranian reading?	tafâhom
Tajik reading?	tafohum

Noun

Dari	تفاهم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	тафоҳум

تفاهم • (tafâhom)

1. mutual understanding

   سوء تفاهم ― su'-e tafâhom ― mutual misunderstanding

2. agreement

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تفاهم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim