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understanding in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- fahm
- Arabizi
fahm- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- فَهْمَاتٌ fahmāt
- Root
- ف ه م
How to use it
"Understanding" is a masculine noun that denotes comprehension or grasp of something. It can refer to mental insight or mutual comprehension between people.
Example sentences
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لَدَيْهِ فَهْمٌ جَيِّدٌ لِلْمَوْضُوعِ.
ladayhi fahmun jayyidun lil-mawḍūʿ.
He has a good understanding of the topic.
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نَحْنُ نَسْعَى إِلَى فَهْمِ الاِحْتِياجاتِ.
naḥnu nasʿā ilā fahmi al-iḥtiyājāt.
We strive for an understanding of the needs.
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فَهْمُكَ يُسَاعِدُ فِي حَلِّ المُشْكِلَةِ.
fahmuka yusāʿidu fī ḥalli al-mushkilah.
Your understanding helps solve the problem.
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.
Thanks for understanding.
شكراً على التَفَهُّم
Memorandum of understanding
ميم - مذكرة التفاهم
Understanding Japan’s Disasters
في فهم كوارث اليابان
Its toll surpasses understanding.
فنتائجها تفوق أي تصور.
Building understanding and capacity
بناء الفهم والقدرات
Understanding the Arab Military Mind
كيف نفهم العقلية العسكرية العربية
She was very understanding about it.
وتفهمت الأمر كثيرا.
The explanation was beyond my understanding.
لم أفهم هذا التفسير.
Raising awareness, interest and understanding
ألف - زيادة الوعي والاهتمام والفهم
Understanding my own self, understanding my own pain, my own isolation, was my greatest teacher.
حيث فهمت ذاتي وأدركت ألمي وفي عزلتي كانت تكمن معلمتي العظيمة
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
ايها الاخوة لا تكونوا اولادا في اذهانكم بل كونوا اولادا في الشر. واما في الاذهان فكونوا كاملين.
I just want to tell them that I appreciate enormously their understanding, if they still have understanding.
وأود أن أقول لهم إنني أكن التقدير العميق لتفهمهم، إذا كانوا ما زالوا يتفهمون.
Questions and answers
Is there a verb for "understand"?
Yes, the verb is "فَهِمَ" (fahima).
What is the opposite of "understanding"?
The opposite is "جَهْلٌ" (jahlun), meaning ignorance.
Related words and expressions
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