English → Arabic
concept in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mafhūm
- Arabizi
mafhūm- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- مَفَاهِيم mafāhīm
- Root
- ف ه م
How to use it
"مفهوم" is a masculine noun meaning “idea, notion, concept”. It can be qualified by adjectives (مفهوم واضح). Its plural "مفاهيم" is used for multiple concepts.
Example sentences
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هَذَا مَفْهُومٌ صَعْبٌ فِي الفَهْمِ.
hādhā mafhūmun ṣaʿbun fī al-fahmi.
This is a difficult concept to understand.
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نَحْنُ نَسْتَخْدِمُ مَفْهُومَ الحُرِّيَّةِ فِي القَانُونِ.
naḥnu nastakhdimu mafhūma al-ḥurriyyati fī al-qānūni.
We use the concept of liberty in law.
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المَفْهُومُ الأَسَاسِيُّ هُوَ التَّعَاوُن.
al-mafhūmu al-asāsiyyū huwa al-taʿāwun.
The basic concept is cooperation.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
The concept
الفكرة:
Concept paper
ورقة مفاهيم
(c) Lead Agency Concept
(ج) مفهوم الوكالة الرائدة
Integrated mission concept
مفهوم البعثة المتكاملة
Peace is a popular concept.
السلام مفهوم شائع.
(a) Is this concept acceptable?
(أ) هل هذا المفهوم مقبول؟
I embrace the concept of reform.
وأنا مؤيد لمفهوم الإصلاح.
Strategic deployment stocks concept
مفهوم مخزونات النشر الاستراتيجي
So that's exactly the same concept.
فهو بالضبط نفس المبدأ.
France's cluster weapon employment concept
مفهوم استعمال الأسلحة العنقودية لدى فرنسا
Ms. Shin asked whether the Government's concept of national development coincided with its concept of the advancement of women.
34 - السيدة شن: سألت ما إذا كان مفهوم الحكومة للتنمية الوطنية يتطابق مع مفهومها للنهوض بالمرأة.
The evolution of the concept of peacebuilding reflects the close relationship between that concept and that of conflict prevention.
ويعبر تطور مفهوم بناء السلام عن العلاقة الوثيقة بين ذلك المفهوم ومفهوم منع الصراعات.
Questions and answers
Can "مفهوم" be used as an adjective?
In informal speech people say "مفهوم" to mean “understood”, but the noun form is standard.
What is the opposite of "مفهوم"?
The opposite is "غموض" (ambiguity) or "غير مفهوم" (not understood).
Related words and expressions
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