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مَفْهُوم
concept /mafˈhuːm/
nounA2#942 most common
Also: notion, meaning, sense, understood (thing)
Example sentences
هٰذَا مَفْهُومٌ سَهْلٌ.
This is an easy concept.
هَلْ هٰذَا الكَلامُ مَفْهُوم؟
Is this talk clear (understood)?
شَرَحَ المُعَلِّمُ مَفْهُومَ الحُرِّيَّةِ لِلطُّلّابِ.
The teacher explained the concept of freedom to the students.
هٰذِهِ المَفَاهِيمُ الجَدِيدَةُ تَحْتاجُ إِلى وَقْتٍ لِفَهْمِها.
These new concepts need time to be understood.
يَخْتَلِفُ مَفْهُومُ العَدالَةِ مِنْ ثَقافَةٍ إِلى أُخْرى.
The concept of justice differs from one culture to another.
كَثِيرًا ما تَسْتَعْصِي المَفَاهِيمُ الفَلْسَفِيَّةُ المُجَرَّدَةُ عَلى التَّعْرِيفِ الدَّقِيقِ.
Abstract philosophical concepts often resist precise definition.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَفْهُومٌ | مَفَاهِيمُ |
| Genitive | مَفْهُومٍ | مَفَاهِيمَ |
| Accusative | مَفْهُومًا | مَفَاهِيمَ |
| Vocative | يا مَفْهُومُ | يا مَفَاهِيمُ |
Word family
فَهِمَto understand
فَهْمunderstanding, comprehensionمَفَاهِيمconcepts (plural)
تَفَاهُمmutual understanding
فَهِيمquick to understand, intelligent
Etymology
مَفْهُوم is the passive participle of the verb فَهِمَ, 'to understand.' Its first sense is 'understood,' and from there it became a noun meaning 'concept' or 'notion.' The form follows the مَفْعُول pattern, which turns a verb into the thing acted upon, here the thing that is grasped by the mind.
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