فرح

See also: فرج and فرخ

Arabic

Root
ف ر ح (f r ḥ)
6 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ri.ħa/

Verb

فَرِحَ • (fariḥa) I (non-past يَفْرَحُ (yafraḥu), verbal noun فَرَح (faraḥ))

1. (stative) to be happy, to be glad, to be merry, to be joyful, to exult, to rejoice (بِ (bi) in)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:120:

     إِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا بِهَا

     ʔin tamsaskum ḥasanatun tasuʔhum waʔin tuṣibkum sayyiʔatun yafraḥū bihā

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (stative) to be pleased, to be content
3. (obsolete) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:76:

     لَا تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرِحِينَ

     lā tafraḥ ʔinna l-laha lā yuḥibbu l-fariḥīna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَرِحَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal noun فَرَح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَرَح faraḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَرِح, فَرْحَان, فَارِح fariḥ, farḥān, fāriḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْرُوح mafrūḥ
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	فَرِحْتُ fariḥtu	فَرِحْتَ fariḥta	فَرِحَ fariḥa		فَرِحْتُمَا fariḥtumā	فَرِحَا fariḥā		فَرِحْنَا fariḥnā	فَرِحْتُمْ fariḥtum	فَرِحُوا fariḥū
	f		فَرِحْتِ fariḥti	فَرِحَتْ fariḥat			فَرِحَتَا fariḥatā			فَرِحْتُنَّ fariḥtunna	فَرِحْنَ fariḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْرَحُ ʔafraḥu	تَفْرَحُ tafraḥu	يَفْرَحُ yafraḥu		تَفْرَحَانِ tafraḥāni	يَفْرَحَانِ yafraḥāni		نَفْرَحُ nafraḥu	تَفْرَحُونَ tafraḥūna	يَفْرَحُونَ yafraḥūna
	f		تَفْرَحِينَ tafraḥīna	تَفْرَحُ tafraḥu			تَفْرَحَانِ tafraḥāni			تَفْرَحْنَ tafraḥna	يَفْرَحْنَ yafraḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْرَحَ ʔafraḥa	تَفْرَحَ tafraḥa	يَفْرَحَ yafraḥa		تَفْرَحَا tafraḥā	يَفْرَحَا yafraḥā		نَفْرَحَ nafraḥa	تَفْرَحُوا tafraḥū	يَفْرَحُوا yafraḥū
	f		تَفْرَحِي tafraḥī	تَفْرَحَ tafraḥa			تَفْرَحَا tafraḥā			تَفْرَحْنَ tafraḥna	يَفْرَحْنَ yafraḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْرَحْ ʔafraḥ	تَفْرَحْ tafraḥ	يَفْرَحْ yafraḥ		تَفْرَحَا tafraḥā	يَفْرَحَا yafraḥā		نَفْرَحْ nafraḥ	تَفْرَحُوا tafraḥū	يَفْرَحُوا yafraḥū
	f		تَفْرَحِي tafraḥī	تَفْرَحْ tafraḥ			تَفْرَحَا tafraḥā			تَفْرَحْنَ tafraḥna	يَفْرَحْنَ yafraḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْرَحْ ifraḥ			اِفْرَحَا ifraḥā				اِفْرَحُوا ifraḥū
	f		اِفْرَحِي ifraḥī							اِفْرَحْنَ ifraḥna
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	—	—	فُرِحَ furiḥa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفْرَحُ yufraḥu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفْرَحَ yufraḥa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفْرَحْ yufraḥ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.raħ/

Noun

فَرَح • (faraḥ) m (plural أَفْرَاح (ʔafrāḥ))

1. verbal noun of فَرِحَ (fariḥa) (form I)
2. happiness, gladness, mirth, joy, exultation
3. a state of being well pleased or content
4. wedding

Declension

Declension of noun فَرَح (faraḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَرَح faraḥ	الْفَرَح al-faraḥ	فَرَح faraḥ
nominative	فَرَحٌ faraḥun	الْفَرَحُ al-faraḥu	فَرَحُ faraḥu
accusative	فَرَحًا faraḥan	الْفَرَحَ al-faraḥa	فَرَحَ faraḥa
genitive	فَرَحٍ faraḥin	الْفَرَحِ al-faraḥi	فَرَحِ faraḥi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَرَحَيْن faraḥayn	الْفَرَحَيْن al-faraḥayn	فَرَحَيْ faraḥay
nominative	فَرَحَانِ faraḥāni	الْفَرَحَانِ al-faraḥāni	فَرَحَا faraḥā
accusative	فَرَحَيْنِ faraḥayni	الْفَرَحَيْنِ al-faraḥayni	فَرَحَيْ faraḥay
genitive	فَرَحَيْنِ faraḥayni	الْفَرَحَيْنِ al-faraḥayni	فَرَحَيْ faraḥay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَفْرَاح ʔafrāḥ	الْأَفْرَاح al-ʔafrāḥ	أَفْرَاح ʔafrāḥ
nominative	أَفْرَاحٌ ʔafrāḥun	الْأَفْرَاحُ al-ʔafrāḥu	أَفْرَاحُ ʔafrāḥu
accusative	أَفْرَاحًا ʔafrāḥan	الْأَفْرَاحَ al-ʔafrāḥa	أَفْرَاحَ ʔafrāḥa
genitive	أَفْرَاحٍ ʔafrāḥin	الْأَفْرَاحِ al-ʔafrāḥi	أَفْرَاحِ ʔafrāḥi

Descendants

• Maltese: ferħ
• → Azerbaijani: fərəh
• → Bengali: ফারাহ (pharaho)
• → Classical Persian: فَرَح (farah)
• → Ottoman Turkish: فرح (ferah)
  • → Turkish: ferah
  • → Crimean Tatar: ferah
• → Swahili: furaha

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /far.ra.ħa/

Verb

فَرَّحَ • (farraḥa) II (non-past يُفَرِّحُ (yufarriḥu), verbal noun تَفْرِيح (tafrīḥ))

1. to make glad, happy

   Synonyms: أَفْرَحَ (ʔafraḥa), سَرَّ (sarra), أَسْعَدَ (ʔasʕada), أَبْهَجَ (ʔabhaja)

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَرَّحَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَفْرِيح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَفْرِيح tafrīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفَرِّح mufarriḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُفَرَّح mufarraḥ
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	فَرَّحْتُ farraḥtu	فَرَّحْتَ farraḥta	فَرَّحَ farraḥa		فَرَّحْتُمَا farraḥtumā	فَرَّحَا farraḥā		فَرَّحْنَا farraḥnā	فَرَّحْتُمْ farraḥtum	فَرَّحُوا farraḥū
	f		فَرَّحْتِ farraḥti	فَرَّحَتْ farraḥat			فَرَّحَتَا farraḥatā			فَرَّحْتُنَّ farraḥtunna	فَرَّحْنَ farraḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَرِّحُ ʔufarriḥu	تُفَرِّحُ tufarriḥu	يُفَرِّحُ yufarriḥu		تُفَرِّحَانِ tufarriḥāni	يُفَرِّحَانِ yufarriḥāni		نُفَرِّحُ nufarriḥu	تُفَرِّحُونَ tufarriḥūna	يُفَرِّحُونَ yufarriḥūna
	f		تُفَرِّحِينَ tufarriḥīna	تُفَرِّحُ tufarriḥu			تُفَرِّحَانِ tufarriḥāni			تُفَرِّحْنَ tufarriḥna	يُفَرِّحْنَ yufarriḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَرِّحَ ʔufarriḥa	تُفَرِّحَ tufarriḥa	يُفَرِّحَ yufarriḥa		تُفَرِّحَا tufarriḥā	يُفَرِّحَا yufarriḥā		نُفَرِّحَ nufarriḥa	تُفَرِّحُوا tufarriḥū	يُفَرِّحُوا yufarriḥū
	f		تُفَرِّحِي tufarriḥī	تُفَرِّحَ tufarriḥa			تُفَرِّحَا tufarriḥā			تُفَرِّحْنَ tufarriḥna	يُفَرِّحْنَ yufarriḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَرِّحْ ʔufarriḥ	تُفَرِّحْ tufarriḥ	يُفَرِّحْ yufarriḥ		تُفَرِّحَا tufarriḥā	يُفَرِّحَا yufarriḥā		نُفَرِّحْ nufarriḥ	تُفَرِّحُوا tufarriḥū	يُفَرِّحُوا yufarriḥū
	f		تُفَرِّحِي tufarriḥī	تُفَرِّحْ tufarriḥ			تُفَرِّحَا tufarriḥā			تُفَرِّحْنَ tufarriḥna	يُفَرِّحْنَ yufarriḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَرِّحْ farriḥ			فَرِّحَا farriḥā				فَرِّحُوا farriḥū
	f		فَرِّحِي farriḥī							فَرِّحْنَ farriḥna
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	فُرِّحْتُ furriḥtu	فُرِّحْتَ furriḥta	فُرِّحَ furriḥa		فُرِّحْتُمَا furriḥtumā	فُرِّحَا furriḥā		فُرِّحْنَا furriḥnā	فُرِّحْتُمْ furriḥtum	فُرِّحُوا furriḥū
	f		فُرِّحْتِ furriḥti	فُرِّحَتْ furriḥat			فُرِّحَتَا furriḥatā			فُرِّحْتُنَّ furriḥtunna	فُرِّحْنَ furriḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَرَّحُ ʔufarraḥu	تُفَرَّحُ tufarraḥu	يُفَرَّحُ yufarraḥu		تُفَرَّحَانِ tufarraḥāni	يُفَرَّحَانِ yufarraḥāni		نُفَرَّحُ nufarraḥu	تُفَرَّحُونَ tufarraḥūna	يُفَرَّحُونَ yufarraḥūna
	f		تُفَرَّحِينَ tufarraḥīna	تُفَرَّحُ tufarraḥu			تُفَرَّحَانِ tufarraḥāni			تُفَرَّحْنَ tufarraḥna	يُفَرَّحْنَ yufarraḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَرَّحَ ʔufarraḥa	تُفَرَّحَ tufarraḥa	يُفَرَّحَ yufarraḥa		تُفَرَّحَا tufarraḥā	يُفَرَّحَا yufarraḥā		نُفَرَّحَ nufarraḥa	تُفَرَّحُوا tufarraḥū	يُفَرَّحُوا yufarraḥū
	f		تُفَرَّحِي tufarraḥī	تُفَرَّحَ tufarraḥa			تُفَرَّحَا tufarraḥā			تُفَرَّحْنَ tufarraḥna	يُفَرَّحْنَ yufarraḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَرَّحْ ʔufarraḥ	تُفَرَّحْ tufarraḥ	يُفَرَّحْ yufarraḥ		تُفَرَّحَا tufarraḥā	يُفَرَّحَا yufarraḥā		نُفَرَّحْ nufarraḥ	تُفَرَّحُوا tufarraḥū	يُفَرَّحُوا yufarraḥū
	f		تُفَرَّحِي tufarraḥī	تُفَرَّحْ tufarraḥ			تُفَرَّحَا tufarraḥā			تُفَرَّحْنَ tufarraḥna	يُفَرَّحْنَ yufarraḥna

Etymology 1.4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.riħ/

Adjective

فَرِح • (fariḥ) (feminine فَرِحَة (fariḥa), masculine plural فَرِحُون (fariḥūn), feminine plural فَرِحَات (fariḥāt))

1. happy, glad, merry, joyful, exulting

   Synonym: فَرْحَان (farḥān)

2. well pleased, content
3. (obsolete) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:76:

     لَا تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرِحِينَ

     lā tafraḥ ʔinna l-laha lā yuḥibbu l-fariḥīna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:10:

     إِنَّهُ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ

     ʔinnahu lafariḥun faḵūrun

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of adjective فَرِح (fariḥ)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	فَرِح fariḥ	الْفَرِح al-fariḥ	فَرِحَة fariḥa	الْفَرِحَة al-fariḥa
nominative	فَرِحٌ fariḥun	الْفَرِحُ al-fariḥu	فَرِحَةٌ fariḥatun	الْفَرِحَةُ al-fariḥatu
accusative	فَرِحًا fariḥan	الْفَرِحَ al-fariḥa	فَرِحَةً fariḥatan	الْفَرِحَةَ al-fariḥata
genitive	فَرِحٍ fariḥin	الْفَرِحِ al-fariḥi	فَرِحَةٍ fariḥatin	الْفَرِحَةِ al-fariḥati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	فَرِحَيْن fariḥayn	الْفَرِحَيْن al-fariḥayn	فَرِحَتَيْن fariḥatayn	الْفَرِحَتَيْن al-fariḥatayn
nominative	فَرِحَانِ fariḥāni	الْفَرِحَانِ al-fariḥāni	فَرِحَتَانِ fariḥatāni	الْفَرِحَتَانِ al-fariḥatāni
accusative	فَرِحَيْنِ fariḥayni	الْفَرِحَيْنِ al-fariḥayni	فَرِحَتَيْنِ fariḥatayni	الْفَرِحَتَيْنِ al-fariḥatayni
genitive	فَرِحَيْنِ fariḥayni	الْفَرِحَيْنِ al-fariḥayni	فَرِحَتَيْنِ fariḥatayni	الْفَرِحَتَيْنِ al-fariḥatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	فَرِحِين fariḥīn	الْفَرِحِين al-fariḥīn	فَرِحَات fariḥāt	الْفَرِحَات al-fariḥāt
nominative	فَرِحُونَ fariḥūna	الْفَرِحُونَ al-fariḥūna	فَرِحَاتٌ fariḥātun	الْفَرِحَاتُ al-fariḥātu
accusative	فَرِحِينَ fariḥīna	الْفَرِحِينَ al-fariḥīna	فَرِحَاتٍ fariḥātin	الْفَرِحَاتِ al-fariḥāti
genitive	فَرِحِينَ fariḥīna	الْفَرِحِينَ al-fariḥīna	فَرِحَاتٍ fariḥātin	الْفَرِحَاتِ al-fariḥāti

References

• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2020), “فرح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 6th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 691

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ر ح
3 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic فَرِحَ (fariḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.riħ/, [ˈfi.rɪħ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

فرح • (firiḥ) I (present بفرح (bifraḥ))

1. to be happy, to be glad

Conjugation

Conjugation of فرح

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	فرحت (friḥt)	فرحت (friḥt)	فرح (firiḥ)		فرحنا (friḥna)	فرحتو (friḥtu)	فرحو (firḥu)
	f		فرحتي (friḥti)	فرحت (firḥat)
present	m	بفرح (bafraḥ)	بتفرح (btifraḥ)	بفرح (bifraḥ)		منفرح (mnifraḥ)	بتفرحو (btifraḥu)	بفرحو (bifraḥu)
	f		بتفرحي (btifraḥi)	بتفرح (btifraḥ)
subjunctive	m	أفرح (ʔafraḥ)	تفرح (tifraḥ)	يفرح (yifraḥ)		نفرح (nifraḥ)	تفرحو (tifraḥu)	يفرحو (yifraḥu)
	f		تفرحي (tifraḥi)	تفرح (tifraḥ)
imperative	m		افرح (ifraḥ)				افرحو (ifraḥu)
	f		افرحي (ifraḥi)

See also

• فرحان (farḥān, “happy, glad”)