ف ك ر

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of thinking, contemplation, and intellectual effort. It encompasses various forms of mental engagement, from deep reflection to casual consideration, and also extends to the concept of need or necessity.

Derived headwords

الفِكْرnoun

1.
thinkingboth
The act of employing consideration or reflection on something.
2.
thoughtboth
A product of mental activity; an idea or concept.
3.
needclassical
A state of requiring something; necessity.

الفِكْرَةnoun

1.
thoughtboth
An idea or concept that arises from mental activity.
2.
thinkingboth
The process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something.

الفِكْرَىnoun

1.
thinkingclassical
The act of employing consideration or reflection on something.

أفكارnoun

1.
thoughtsboth
Plural of 'fikr' or 'fikrah', referring to multiple ideas or instances of thinking.

فَكَّرَ فيهverb

1.
to think about itboth
To engage in mental consideration or reflection regarding a specific matter.

أَفْكَرَverb

1.
to thinkboth
To engage in mental activity; to ponder or consider.

تَفْكِيرًاnoun

1.
thinkingboth
The process of deep consideration or reflection.

تَفَكَّرَverb

1.
to contemplateboth
To engage in deep and prolonged thought or reflection.
2.
to ponderboth
To think about something carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

اِفْتَكَرَverb

1.
to thinkmodern
To consider or reflect upon something, often used in contemporary Arabic.
2.
to pondermodern
To engage in contemplation.

فَكِيرadjective

1.
thoughtfulclassical
One who engages in much thinking or contemplation.

فَيْكَرadjective

1.
thoughtfulclassical
One who is prone to much thinking or contemplation.

الفِكْر (بالفتح)noun

1.
thinkingclassical
The act of employing consideration or reflection on something, with the first letter pronounced open.
2.
needclassical
A state of requiring something; necessity, with the first letter pronounced open.

فِكْرَة (بالفتح)noun

1.
thinkingclassical
The act of employing consideration or reflection on something, with the first letter pronounced open.

فِكْرِيadjective

1.
intellectualboth
Relating to or characteristic of the intellect; concerned with thinking.
2.
mentalboth
Of or relating to the mind.

Parallel reading

إعمال النظر هكذا في النسخ.

Employing consideration thus in copying.

إعمال الخاطر في الشيء

Employing the mind on a thing.

وهي قليلة

And it is rare.

وقد فكر فيه

And he thought about it.

وهو فكير، كسكيت

And he is a 'fakir', like 'sakīt' (thoughtful).

والتفكر: التأمل

And 'tafakkur': contemplation.

والاسم الفكر والفكرة

And the noun is 'al-fikr' and 'al-fikrah'.

ومالي فيه فكر، بالفتح

And I have no need for it, with the fathah.

وقد يكسر، أي ليس فيه حاجة.

And it may be kasr, meaning there is no need for it.

والفتح فيه أفصح من الكسر

And the fathah is more eloquent than the kasr.

يقال: لا فكر لي في هذا، إذا لم تحتج إليه ولم تبال به.

It is said: I have no need for this, if you do not need it and do not care about it.

لفلان فكر، كلها فقر.

So-and-so has a thought, all of it is poverty.

ومازالت فكرتك مغاص الدرر.

And your thought has continued to be a diver for pearls.