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الفقه

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deep understanding, comprehension, and knowledge, particularly of religious matters. It extends to the ability to grasp nuances and gain mastery in a subject, often through discussion and debate.

Derived headwords

الفِقْهُnoun
  1. 1.
    Understandingboth

    The act of knowing a thing and comprehending it.

  2. 2.
    Insightboth

    Perceptiveness or acumen.

  3. 3.
    Religious knowledgeboth

    It has become predominantly used for knowledge of religion due to its nobility.

فَقِهَverb
  1. 1.
    To understandboth

    To comprehend or grasp a matter.

  2. 2.
    To be knowledgeableboth

    To possess deep understanding, especially in a specific field.

فَقِيهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Knowledgeable personboth

    A person who possesses deep understanding, especially in religious matters.

  2. 2.
    Studiousboth

    Characterized by deep study and knowledge.

فُقَهَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    Scholarsboth

    Plural of 'faqih', referring to knowledgeable individuals, particularly in religious jurisprudence.

فَقِهَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Knowledgeable womanboth

    A female person possessing deep understanding.

فَقِهَverb
  1. 1.
    To make understandboth

    To cause someone to comprehend or understand something.

تَفَقَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    To seek understandingboth

    To strive to comprehend or gain knowledge, often in religious matters.

فَقَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    To teachboth

    To impart knowledge or understanding to someone.

أَفْقَهَverb
  1. 1.
    To make knowledgeableboth

    To cause someone to become knowledgeable or to understand deeply.

فَقِيهٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Good at matingclassical

    Describing a male animal, particularly a stallion, that is potent and effective at breeding.

فَاقَهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To debateboth

    To engage in a discussion or debate with someone about knowledge or a subject.

فَقِهَverb
  1. 1.
    To overcome in debateboth

    To defeat or surpass someone in an argument or discussion.

المُسْتَفْقِهَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Professional mournerclassical

    A woman who responds to a wailing mourner, often as part of a professional lamentation.

فَقَاهَتُكَnoun
  1. 1.
    Your understandingclassical

    Your comprehension or grasp of a matter, specifically used when questioning a witness about their testimony.

Parallel reading

الفقه، بالكسر: العلم بالشيء، والفهم له، والفطنة
Al-fiqh, with a kasra: knowledge of a thing, and understanding it, and acumen.
وغلب على علم الدين لشرفه
And it became predominant for the knowledge of religion due to its nobility.
وفقه، ككرم وفرح، فهو فقيه
And fariha, like karuma and fariha, so he is faqih.
وهي فقيهة وفقهة ج: فقهاء وفقائه
And she is fariha and fariha, pl: fuqaha and fuqaha'uhu.
وفقهه، كعلمه: فهمه، كتفقهه
And faffahu, like 'allamahu: he made him understand, like tafaqqaha.
وفقهه تفقيها: علمه، كأفقهه
And faffahu tafqiihan: he taught him, like afqahahu.
وفحل فقيه: طيب بالضراب
And a faqih stallion: good at mating.
وفاقهه: باحثه في العلم
And faqaahahu: he debated him in knowledge.
ففقهه، كنصره: غلبه فيه
So fafqahahu, like nasarahu: he overcame him in it.
والمستفقهة: صاحبة النائحة التي تجاوبها
And al-mustafqiha: the companion of the wailing woman who responds to her.
ويقال للشاهد: كيف فقاهتك لما أشهدناك
And it is said to the witness: How is your understanding of what we made you witness?
أو يقال فيما ذكر الزمخشري
Or it is said in what Al-Zamakhshari mentioned.