fehim

Maltese

Root
f-h-m
8 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛˈjiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

fehim m

1. verbal noun of fehem

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فهم (fehm), from Arabic فَهْم (fahm).

Noun

fehim (definite accusative fehmi, plural fehimler) (archaic)

1. understanding, comprehension

• (a male personal pronoun) in contemporary language "Fehmi" and "Fehim" are still common)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fehim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فهم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1401
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN