Arabic vocabulary
فَقِهَunderstand in Arabic
فَقِهَ is how you say “understand” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ف ق ه (f-q-h)verb (form I)Pronounced faqiha
Meaning of understand in Arabic
- to understand, comprehend — of a meaning, or something explained to one
- to possess understanding, knowledge, and intelligence
- to have knowledge of religious law — a more specialized sense, source of the noun fiqh
فَقِهَ denotes understanding or knowledge in general, syn. with عَلِمَ, but the root is best known through فِقْه, which came to mean specifically Islamic jurisprudence, and فَقِيه, a scholar of that law. The Qur'an (9:123) uses the Form V تفقّه for striving to gain understanding of religion.
Words from the same root
- فِقْهٌunderstanding; especially Islamic jurisprudence
- فَقِيهٌa jurist, one learned in religious law
- فقّهto teach, make someone understand
- تفقّهto study and gain understanding, especially of religion
- فاقهto debate matters of knowledge with another
Common questions
- How do you say "understand" in Arabic?
- فَقِهَ (faqiha).
- How is فَقِهَ related to fiqh (Islamic law)?
- They share the root ف ق ه; فَقِهَ means "to understand," and فِقْه, from the same root, narrowed to mean the science of religious law.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
فقال النبي ﷺ فقهوا أخاكم في دينه، وأقرئوه القرآن وأطلقوا له أسيره ففعلوا
Then the Prophet ﷺ said: Educate your brother in his religion, teach him the Quran, and release his captive, and they did so.
فَقِّهُوا — so educate. A command 'teach (him) understanding!, instruct!' to a group (the '-u' ending = plural 'you').
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