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فهمه

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of understanding, comprehending, and knowing something, particularly with the intellect or heart. It extends to the ability to grasp concepts quickly and the process of imparting understanding.

Derived headwords

فَهِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to understandboth

    To grasp the meaning of something with the intellect or heart; to comprehend.

  2. 2.
    to knowboth

    To be aware of or acquainted with something.

فَهْمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    understandingboth

    The act or faculty of comprehending; mental grasp.

فَهِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    understandingboth

    Possessing the quality of being quick to understand or comprehend.

فَهَّامَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    highly intelligentboth

    Possessing exceptional intelligence and the ability to understand deeply.

فَهَّامِيَّةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    highly intelligentboth

    An intensive form denoting great intelligence and understanding.

اِسْتَفْهَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask to be taughtboth

    To request someone to explain or teach something to you.

اِنْفَهَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to understandclassical

    To comprehend or grasp the meaning, especially of subtle or implied information.

تَفَهَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to understand graduallyboth

    To comprehend something little by little or in stages.

Parallel reading

فهمه، كفرح، فهما ويحرك، وهي أفصح، وفهامة (ويكسر) وفهامية: علمه، وعرفه بالقلب.
He understood it, like 'faraha', 'fahm' and with vowelization, and it is more eloquent, and 'fahama' (and with kasra) and 'fahamiya': he knew it, and recognized it with the heart.
وهو فهم، ككتف: سريع الفهم.
And he is 'fahm', like 'katif': quick of understanding.
واستفهمني فأفهمته وفهمته، وانفهم لحن.
And he asked me to be taught, so I made him understand and I understood him, and he understood the melody.
وتفهمه: فهمه شيئا بعد شيء.
And 'tafahhumuhu': he understood it little by little.
وفهم: أبو حي، وابن عمير بن قيس بن عيلان.
And 'Fahm': is Abu Hayy, and the son of 'Umayr bin Qays bin 'Aylan.