fhem

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فهم.

Pronunciation

Verb

fhem (verbal noun afham, Tifinagh spelling ⴼⵀⴻⵎ)

  1. (transitive) to understand, to comprehend, to grasp
  2. (transitive) to figure out

Conjugation

Conjugation of fhem
aorist perfective negative perfective imperfective negative imperfective
participle ifehmen ifehmen yefhimen ifehhmen ifehhmen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
aorist m fehmeɣ tfehmed yefhem nefhem tfehmem fehmen
f tefhem tfehment fehment
perfective m fehmeɣ tfehmed yefhem nefhem tfehmem fehmen
f tefhem tfehment fehment
negative perfective m fhimeɣ tefhimed yefhim nefhim tefhimem fhimen
f tefhim tefhiment fhiment
imperfective m fehhmeɣ tfehhmed ifehhem nfehhem tfehhmem fehhmen
f tfehhem tfehhment fehhment
negative imperfective m fehhmeɣ tfehhmed ifehhem nfehhem tfehhmem fehhmen
f tfehhem tfehhment fehhment
aorist imperative m fhem fehmem, fehmet
f fehment
imperfective imperative m fehhem fehhmem, fehhmet
f fehhment

Derived terms

  • lfahim (sage, mentor)
  • (causative) ssefhem (to explain)
    • (verbal noun) asefhem (explanation)
    • (reciprocal) msefhem (to reach an understanding)
      • (verbal noun) amsefhem
  • řefhamet (understanding, opinion, intelligence)