فَرِحَ rejoiced in Arabic
فَرِحَ is how you say “rejoiced” in Arabic.
Root ف ر ح f-r-ḥ. verb (form I). fariḥa.
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Meaning of rejoiced in Arabic
- to rejoice, be joyful or glad, be happy commonly with بِ, e.g. فَرِحَ بِهِ 'he rejoiced on account of it'; treated as synonymous with سُرَّ
- to be well pleased or content (with something)
- to exult, rejoice excessively; to behave insolently or ungratefully the sense used in the Qur'an (28:76), 'God does not love those who exult'
Example sentence
فرح إبليس بنزول آدم من الجنة،
Iblis rejoiced at Adam's descent from Paradise.
فَرِحَ he rejoiced
Past-tense verb 'rejoiced, was glad', 'he' form.
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How it is used
Lexicographers distinguish فَرَحٌ from سُرُورٌ: فَرَحٌ is a fleeting, transitory delight (as in worldly pleasures), while سُرُورٌ implies a calmer, more lasting contentment — though the two words are often used as synonyms. The verb also carries a negative Qur'anic sense of exulting or rejoicing above measure, in contexts condemning insolence or ingratitude.
Words from the same root
- فَرَحٌ joy, gladness, happiness (verbal noun); also festivity
- فَرِحٌ rejoicing, glad, joyful; also one who exults ungratefully
- فَرْحَانُ joyful, glad, happy
- أَفْرَحَ to gladden, make joyful; oddly, also to grieve or to burden heavily with debt
- فُرْحَةٌ a cause of joy; a gift given for bringing good news
- مُفْرَحٌ one heavily burdened by debt; needy, poor
More example sentences
وَإِذا فرحوا بالدنيا فافرح أَنْت بِاللَّه
If they rejoice in the world, rejoice in God.
فَرِحُوا they rejoice
The long '-u' ending is the built-in plural subject 'they'; no separate word for them is needed. Past in form, after 'whenever' it reads as their habitual rejoicing.
وَقَوله الْحَدِيد لكيلا تأسوا على مَا فاتكم وَلَا تفرحوا بِمَا آتَاكُم
And His saying in Al-Hadid: 'So that you do not despair over what has passed you by, nor rejoice over what He has given you.'
تَفْرَحُوا be overjoyed
Verb, 'you rejoice', in its subjunctive shape carried over from the earlier 'so that not'. The plural 'you' is built in; the altered ending marks this too as an outcome being warned against.
Common questions
- How do you say "rejoiced" in Arabic?
- فَرِحَ (fariḥa) — "he rejoiced, was joyful or glad, was happy."
- What is the difference between فَرَحٌ and سُرُورٌ?
- فَرَحٌ denotes a short-lived, fleeting delight (as with worldly pleasures), while سُرُورٌ suggests a calmer, longer-lasting contentment — though classical usage often treats them as synonyms.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).