ف ه م

Arabic

Root

ف ه م • (f-h-m)

1. Related to understanding

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: فَهِمَ (fahima, “to understand”)
  • Verbal noun: فَهْم (fahm)
  • Active participle: ?
  • Passive participle: مَفْهُوم (mafhūm)
• Form II: فَهَّمَ (fahhama, “to cause to understand”)
  • Verbal noun: تَفْهِيم (tafhīm)
  • Active participle: مُفَهِّم (mufahhim)
  • Passive participle: مُفَهَّم (mufahham)
• Form IV: أَفْهَمَ (ʔafhama, “to cause to understand”)
  • Verbal noun: إِفْهَام (ʔifhām)
  • Active participle: مُفْهِم (mufhim)
  • Passive participle: مُفْهَم (mufham)
• Form V: تَفَهَّمَ (tafahhama)
  • Verbal noun: تَفَهُّم (tafahhum)
  • Active participle: مُتَفَهِّم (mutafahhim)
  • Passive participle: مُتَفَهَّم (mutafahham)
• Form VI: تَفَاهَمَ (tafāhama)
  • Verbal noun: تَفَاهُم (tafāhum)
  • Active participle: مُتَفَاهِم (mutafāhim)
  • Passive participle: مُتَفَاهَم (mutafāham)
• Form X: اِسْتَفْهَمَ (istafhama)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِفْهَام (istifhām)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَفْهِم (mustafhim)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَفْهَم (mustafham)

Nouns

• اِسْتِفْهَامِيّ (istifhāmiyy, “interrogative”)
• عَلَامَةُ ٱسْتِفْهَام (ʕalāmatu stifhām, “question mark”)
• فَهْم (fahm, “understanding”) pl. فُهُوم (fuhūm) or أَفْهَام (ʔafhām)
• مَفْهُوم (mafhūm, “concept”)

Adjectives

• فَهِم (fahim)
• فَهَّامَة (fahhāma)
• فَهِيم (fahīm)

Descendants

• Maltese: f-h-m