فَقِهَ understand in Arabic
فَقِهَ is how you say “understand” in Arabic.
Root ف ق ه f-q-h. verb (form I). faqiha.
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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
Example sentence
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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How it is used
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
- فِقْهٌ understanding; especially Islamic jurisprudence
- فَقِيهٌ a jurist, one learned in religious law
- فقّه to teach, make someone understand
- تفقّه to study and gain understanding, especially of religion
- فاقه to 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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).