فهم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ه م (f-h-m).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /fahm/

Noun

فَهْم • (fahm) m

1. verbal noun of فَهِمَ (fahima) (form I)
2. understanding, comprehension

Declension

Declension of noun فَهْم (fahm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَهْم fahm	الْفَهْم al-fahm	فَهْم fahm
Nominative	فَهْمٌ fahmun	الْفَهْمُ al-fahmu	فَهْمُ fahmu
Accusative	فَهْمًا fahman	الْفَهْمَ al-fahma	فَهْمَ fahma
Genitive	فَهْمٍ fahmin	الْفَهْمِ al-fahmi	فَهْمِ fahmi

Descendants

• Armenian: ֆահմ (fahm), ֆայմ (faym)
• Azerbaijani: fəhm
• Indonesian: paham
• Malay: faham
• Persian: فهم (fahm)
• Tajik: фаҳм (fahm)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /fa.hi.ma/

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Verb

فَهِمَ • (fahima) I, non-past يَفْهَمُ‎ (yafhamu)

1. to understand
2. to learn
3. to observe
4. to comprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation of

فَهِمَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun فَهْم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَهْم fahm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَاهِم fāhim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْهُوم mafhūm
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	فَهِمْتُ fahimtu	فَهِمْتَ fahimta	فَهِمَ fahima		فَهِمْتُمَا fahimtumā	فَهِمَا fahimā		فَهِمْنَا fahimnā	فَهِمْتُمْ fahimtum	فَهِمُوا fahimū
	f		فَهِمْتِ fahimti	فَهِمَتْ fahimat			فَهِمَتَا fahimatā			فَهِمْتُنَّ fahimtunna	فَهِمْنَ fahimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْهَمُ ʔafhamu	تَفْهَمُ tafhamu	يَفْهَمُ yafhamu		تَفْهَمَانِ tafhamāni	يَفْهَمَانِ yafhamāni		نَفْهَمُ nafhamu	تَفْهَمُونَ tafhamūna	يَفْهَمُونَ yafhamūna
	f		تَفْهَمِينَ tafhamīna	تَفْهَمُ tafhamu			تَفْهَمَانِ tafhamāni			تَفْهَمْنَ tafhamna	يَفْهَمْنَ yafhamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْهَمَ ʔafhama	تَفْهَمَ tafhama	يَفْهَمَ yafhama		تَفْهَمَا tafhamā	يَفْهَمَا yafhamā		نَفْهَمَ nafhama	تَفْهَمُوا tafhamū	يَفْهَمُوا yafhamū
	f		تَفْهَمِي tafhamī	تَفْهَمَ tafhama			تَفْهَمَا tafhamā			تَفْهَمْنَ tafhamna	يَفْهَمْنَ yafhamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْهَمْ ʔafham	تَفْهَمْ tafham	يَفْهَمْ yafham		تَفْهَمَا tafhamā	يَفْهَمَا yafhamā		نَفْهَمْ nafham	تَفْهَمُوا tafhamū	يَفْهَمُوا yafhamū
	f		تَفْهَمِي tafhamī	تَفْهَمْ tafham			تَفْهَمَا tafhamā			تَفْهَمْنَ tafhamna	يَفْهَمْنَ yafhamna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْهَمْ ifham			اِفْهَمَا ifhamā				اِفْهَمُوا ifhamū
	f		اِفْهَمِي ifhamī							اِفْهَمْنَ ifhamna
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	فُهِمْتُ fuhimtu	فُهِمْتَ fuhimta	فُهِمَ fuhima		فُهِمْتُمَا fuhimtumā	فُهِمَا fuhimā		فُهِمْنَا fuhimnā	فُهِمْتُمْ fuhimtum	فُهِمُوا fuhimū
	f		فُهِمْتِ fuhimti	فُهِمَتْ fuhimat			فُهِمَتَا fuhimatā			فُهِمْتُنَّ fuhimtunna	فُهِمْنَ fuhimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْهَمُ ʔufhamu	تُفْهَمُ tufhamu	يُفْهَمُ yufhamu		تُفْهَمَانِ tufhamāni	يُفْهَمَانِ yufhamāni		نُفْهَمُ nufhamu	تُفْهَمُونَ tufhamūna	يُفْهَمُونَ yufhamūna
	f		تُفْهَمِينَ tufhamīna	تُفْهَمُ tufhamu			تُفْهَمَانِ tufhamāni			تُفْهَمْنَ tufhamna	يُفْهَمْنَ yufhamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْهَمَ ʔufhama	تُفْهَمَ tufhama	يُفْهَمَ yufhama		تُفْهَمَا tufhamā	يُفْهَمَا yufhamā		نُفْهَمَ nufhama	تُفْهَمُوا tufhamū	يُفْهَمُوا yufhamū
	f		تُفْهَمِي tufhamī	تُفْهَمَ tufhama			تُفْهَمَا tufhamā			تُفْهَمْنَ tufhamna	يُفْهَمْنَ yufhamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْهَمْ ʔufham	تُفْهَمْ tufham	يُفْهَمْ yufham		تُفْهَمَا tufhamā	يُفْهَمَا yufhamā		نُفْهَمْ nufham	تُفْهَمُوا tufhamū	يُفْهَمُوا yufhamū
	f		تُفْهَمِي tufhamī	تُفْهَمْ tufham			تُفْهَمَا tufhamā			تُفْهَمْنَ tufhamna	يُفْهَمْنَ yufhamna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فهم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic
Abjad		فهم

Noun

فهم (usually uncountable, definite accusative فهمی)

1. Arabic spelling of fəhm (“understanding”)

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Egyptian Arabic

Verb

1. understand

   انتى بتفهمي؟

   Inti btifhámi?

   Do you understand? (to a woman)

   انت بتفهم؟

   Inta btífham?

   Do you understand? (to a man)

   انا ما بفهمش.

   Ana ma bafhámš.

   I don't understand.

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic فَهْم (fahm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæhm/, [fæhm], [fæː(h)m]

Noun

فهم • (fahm)

1. understanding
2. comprehension
3. intellect

Synonyms

• ادراک (edrâk)
• شعور (šo'ur)

Derived terms

• فهمیدن (fahmidan, verb)
• فهمیده (fahmide)
• نفهم (nafahm)
• خرفهم (xarfahm)

Related terms

• فهیم (fahim)
• فهیمه (Fahime)
• مفهوم (mafhum)
• تفهیم (tafhim)
• تفاهم (tafâhom)