Root

Sound · سالم
Form X · باب استفعال

ف ه م

اِسْتَفْهَمَ · يَسْتَفْهِمُ · اِسْتِفْهَامًا

to seek to understand · istafhama · yastafhimu · istifhāman

The small conjugation الصرف الصغير

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Active المعلوم

فَهُوَ

Passive المجهول

فَهُوَ

Command & prohibition الأمر والنهي

الْأَمْرُ مِنْهُ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنْهُ

The full conjugation الصرف الكبير

مفرد Singular
مثنى Dual
جمع Plural
غائب مذكر 3rd · masc.
غائب مؤنث 3rd · fem.
مخاطب مذكر 2nd · masc.
مخاطب مؤنث 2nd · fem.
متكلم 1st
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اِسْتَفْهَمَ هُوَ he istafhama · 3rd · masc. · singular

From this root أسرة الجذر 2 babs

The babs it takes

فَهِمَ I · to understand اِسْتَفْهَمَ X · to seek to understand

The nouns it derives

Other words in this pattern first 12 of 13

بدل to substitute بشر to rejoice at news بعد to consider far-fetched حقر to deem contemptible خبر to inquire خدم to employ خرج to extract خلف to appoint as successor غفر to seek forgiveness فسر to ask for an explanation كمل to bring to completion متع to enjoy

المصدر Verbal noun (masdar)

The verbal noun (masdar) expresses the action itself as a noun, e.g., 'helping' or 'the act of helping'.

اِسْتِفْهَامًا
istifhāman

اسم الفاعل Active participle · فَاعِل

The active participle describes the doer of the action, e.g., "helper" or "one who helps".

مذكر Masculine مؤنث Feminine
Case Singular مفرد Dual مثنى Plural جمع Singular مفرد Dual مثنى Plural جمع
Nominative رفع مُسْتَفْهِمٌ mustafhimun مُسْتَفْهِمَانِ mustafhimāni مُسْتَفْهِمُوْنَ mustafhimūna مُسْتَفْهِمَةٌ mustafhimatun مُسْتَفْهِمَتَانِ mustafhimatāni مُسْتَفْهِمَاتٌ mustafhimātun
Accusative نصب مُسْتَفْهِمًا mustafhiman مُسْتَفْهِمَيْنِ mustafhimayni مُسْتَفْهِمِيْنَ mustafhimīna مُسْتَفْهِمَةً mustafhimatan مُسْتَفْهِمَتَيْنِ mustafhimatayni مُسْتَفْهِمَاتٍ mustafhimātin
Genitive جرّ مُسْتَفْهِمٍ mustafhimin مُسْتَفْهِمَيْنِ mustafhimayni مُسْتَفْهِمِيْنَ mustafhimīna مُسْتَفْهِمَةٍ mustafhimatin مُسْتَفْهِمَتَيْنِ mustafhimatayni مُسْتَفْهِمَاتٍ mustafhimātin

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اسم المفعول Passive participle · مَفْعُول

The passive participle describes the recipient of the action, e.g., "helped" or "one who was helped".

مذكر Masculine مؤنث Feminine
Case Singular مفرد Dual مثنى Plural جمع Singular مفرد Dual مثنى Plural جمع
Nominative رفع مُسْتَفْهَمٌ mustafhamun مُسْتَفْهَمَانِ mustafhamāni مُسْتَفْهَمُوْنَ mustafhamūna مُسْتَفْهَمَةٌ mustafhamatun مُسْتَفْهَمَتَانِ mustafhamatāni مُسْتَفْهَمَاتٌ mustafhamātun
Accusative نصب مُسْتَفْهَمًا mustafhaman مُسْتَفْهَمَيْنِ mustafhamayni مُسْتَفْهَمِيْنَ mustafhamīna مُسْتَفْهَمَةً mustafhamatan مُسْتَفْهَمَتَيْنِ mustafhamatayni مُسْتَفْهَمَاتٍ mustafhamātin
Genitive جرّ مُسْتَفْهَمٍ mustafhamin مُسْتَفْهَمَيْنِ mustafhamayni مُسْتَفْهَمِيْنَ mustafhamīna مُسْتَفْهَمَةٍ mustafhamatin مُسْتَفْهَمَتَيْنِ mustafhamatayni مُسْتَفْهَمَاتٍ mustafhamātin

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