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joy in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- farḥ
- Arabizi
far7- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَفْرَاحٌ afrāḥ
- Root
- ف ر ح
How to use it
Joy (farḥ) is a common noun meaning a feeling of great happiness. It is masculine and can be counted (farḥ, afrāḥ). Use it in both formal and everyday contexts.
Example sentences
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فَرِحْتُ بِالنَّجَاحِ
fariḥtu bi-n-najāḥi
I was joyful about the success
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يَسْتَمْتِعُ بِفَرْحٍ كَبِيرٍ
yastamtiʿu bi-farḥin kabīrin
He enjoys great joy
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تَجَلَّى الفَرْحُ فِي وَجْهِهِ
tajallā al-farḥu fī wajhihi
Joy showed on his face
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.
Joy, Shirley.
مقالات صحفية
Joy and Sorrow
الفرح والحزن
Her smile expressed joy.
شعت بسمتها بالفرح.
Laughing and full of joy,
« ضاحكة مستبشرة » فرحة وهم المؤمنون.
For ye are our glory and joy.
لانكم انتم مجدنا وفرحنا
Much joy to these two friends!
اتمنى الكثير من الفرح للصديقين!
Sami had that joy inside of him.
كان قلب سامي تغمره السّعادة.
There was great joy in that city.
فكان فرح عظيم في تلك المدينة
The hall erupted in surprise and joy.
مشاعر الفرح والدهشة تطغى على القاعة.
Tension is everywhere but the joy too.
التوتر في كل مكان ولكن الفرح أيضًا.
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
كلمتكم بهذا لكي يثبت فرحي فيكم ويكمل فرحكم
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
اكثرت الامة عظمت لها الفرح. يفرحون امامك كالفرح في الحصاد. كالذين يبتهجون عندما يقتسمون غنيمة.
Questions and answers
Can I use فرح for a small pleasure?
Yes, فرح can describe any level of happiness, though for a light feeling you might say سعادة.
Is فرح used in religious texts?
Yes, it appears in the Qur'an and Hadith to describe joy and delight.
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