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فَسَّر
to explain /ˈfassara/
verbB1#1951 most common
Also: to interpret, to expound, to comment on
Example sentences
فَسَّرَ المُعَلِّمُ الدَّرْسَ.
The teacher explained the lesson.
هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تُفَسِّرَ لِي هَذِهِ الكَلِمَةَ؟
Can you explain this word to me?
فَسَّرْتُ لَهُ سَبَبَ تَأَخُّرِي.
I explained to him the reason for my lateness.
يُفَسِّرُ العُلَمَاءُ هَذِهِ الظَّاهِرَةَ بِطُرُقٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ.
Scientists explain this phenomenon in different ways.
لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُفَسِّرَ سَبَبَ اخْتِفَائِهِ المُفَاجِئِ.
No one could explain the reason for his sudden disappearance.
فَسَّرَ الفَيْلَسُوفُ النَّصَّ تَفْسِيرًا يُخَالِفُ مَا اتَّفَقَ عَلَيْهِ السَّابِقُونَ.
The philosopher interpreted the text in a way that contradicts what his predecessors agreed upon.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُفَسِّرُ | فَسَّرْتُ | سَأُفَسِّرُ |
| 2sg | تُفَسِّرُ | فَسَّرْتَ | سَتُفَسِّرُ |
| 3sg | يُفَسِّرُ | فَسَّرَ | سَيُفَسِّرُ |
| 1pl | نُفَسِّرُ | فَسَّرْنَا | سَنُفَسِّرُ |
| 2pl | تُفَسِّرُونَ | فَسَّرْتُمْ | سَتُفَسِّرُونَ |
| 3pl | يُفَسِّرُونَ | فَسَّرُوا | سَيُفَسِّرُونَ |
Word family
تَفْسِيرinterpretation, exegesis
مُفَسِّرinterpreter, commentator
مُفَسَّرexplained, interpreted
اِسْتَفْسَرَto ask for an explanation, inquire
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root f-s-r, tied to the idea of uncovering or laying bare a meaning. The doubled middle consonant marks the intensive Form II pattern, which turns the sense into active explaining. From the same root comes tafsīr, the standard term for scriptural commentary.
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