فهم
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ف ه م (f-h-m).
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /fa.hi.ma/
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Verb
فَهِمَ • (fahima) I, non-past يَفْهَمُ (yafhamu)
- to understand
- a. 897, Al-Buḥturiyy, Ḥasan Kāmil Al-Ṣayrafiyy, editor, ديوان البحتري (Ḏaḵāʾir al-ʿArab), volume 2, third edition, Dār al-Maʿārif, →ISBN, page 955:
- عَلَيَّ نَحْتُ ٱلْقَوَافِي مِنْ مَقَاطِعِهَا / وَمَا عَلَيَّ لَهُمْ أَنْ تَفْهَمَ ٱلْبَقَرُ
- ʿalayya naḥtu l-qawāfī min maqāṭiʿihā / wamā ʿalayya lahum ʾan tafhama l-baqaru
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- to learn
- to observe
- to comprehend
Conjugation
Conjugation of
فَهِمَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun فَهْم)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | فَهْم fahm | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | فَاهِم fāhim | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَفْهُوم mafhūm | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | فَهِمْتُ fahimtu | فَهِمْتَ fahimta | فَهِمَ fahima | فَهِمْتُمَا fahimtumā | فَهِمَا fahimā | فَهِمْنَا fahimnā | فَهِمْتُمْ fahimtum | فَهِمُوا fahimū | |||
f | فَهِمْتِ fahimti | فَهِمَتْ fahimat | فَهِمَتَا fahimatā | فَهِمْتُنَّ fahimtunna | فَهِمْنَ fahimna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَفْهَمُ ʾafhamu | تَفْهَمُ tafhamu | يَفْهَمُ yafhamu | تَفْهَمَانِ tafhamāni | يَفْهَمَانِ yafhamāni | نَفْهَمُ nafhamu | تَفْهَمُونَ tafhamūna | يَفْهَمُونَ yafhamūna | |||
f | تَفْهَمِينَ tafhamīna | تَفْهَمُ tafhamu | تَفْهَمَانِ tafhamāni | تَفْهَمْنَ tafhamna | يَفْهَمْنَ yafhamna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَفْهَمَ ʾafhama | تَفْهَمَ tafhama | يَفْهَمَ yafhama | تَفْهَمَا tafhamā | يَفْهَمَا yafhamā | نَفْهَمَ nafhama | تَفْهَمُوا tafhamū | يَفْهَمُوا yafhamū | |||
f | تَفْهَمِي tafhamī | تَفْهَمَ tafhama | تَفْهَمَا tafhamā | تَفْهَمْنَ tafhamna | يَفْهَمْنَ yafhamna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَفْهَمْ ʾafham | تَفْهَمْ tafham | يَفْهَمْ yafham | تَفْهَمَا tafhamā | يَفْهَمَا yafhamā | نَفْهَمْ nafham | تَفْهَمُوا tafhamū | يَفْهَمُوا yafhamū | |||
f | تَفْهَمِي tafhamī | تَفْهَمْ tafham | تَفْهَمَا tafhamā | تَفْهَمْنَ tafhamna | يَفْهَمْنَ yafhamna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | اِفْهَمْ ifham | اِفْهَمَا ifhamā | اِفْهَمُوا ifhamū | ||||||||
f | اِفْهَمِي ifhamī | اِفْهَمْنَ ifhamna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | فُهِمْتُ fuhimtu | فُهِمْتَ fuhimta | فُهِمَ fuhima | فُهِمْتُمَا fuhimtumā | فُهِمَا fuhimā | فُهِمْنَا fuhimnā | فُهِمْتُمْ fuhimtum | فُهِمُوا fuhimū | |||
f | فُهِمْتِ fuhimti | فُهِمَتْ fuhimat | فُهِمَتَا fuhimatā | فُهِمْتُنَّ fuhimtunna | فُهِمْنَ fuhimna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُفْهَمُ ʾufhamu | تُفْهَمُ tufhamu | يُفْهَمُ yufhamu | تُفْهَمَانِ tufhamāni | يُفْهَمَانِ yufhamāni | نُفْهَمُ nufhamu | تُفْهَمُونَ tufhamūna | يُفْهَمُونَ yufhamūna | |||
f | تُفْهَمِينَ tufhamīna | تُفْهَمُ tufhamu | تُفْهَمَانِ tufhamāni | تُفْهَمْنَ tufhamna | يُفْهَمْنَ yufhamna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُفْهَمَ ʾufhama | تُفْهَمَ tufhama | يُفْهَمَ yufhama | تُفْهَمَا tufhamā | يُفْهَمَا yufhamā | نُفْهَمَ nufhama | تُفْهَمُوا tufhamū | يُفْهَمُوا yufhamū | |||
f | تُفْهَمِي tufhamī | تُفْهَمَ tufhama | تُفْهَمَا tufhamā | تُفْهَمْنَ tufhamna | يُفْهَمْنَ yufhamna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُفْهَمْ ʾufham | تُفْهَمْ tufham | يُفْهَمْ yufham | تُفْهَمَا tufhamā | يُفْهَمَا yufhamā | نُفْهَمْ nufham | تُفْهَمُوا tufhamū | يُفْهَمُوا yufhamū | |||
f | تُفْهَمِي tufhamī | تُفْهَمْ tufham | تُفْهَمَا tufhamā | تُفْهَمْنَ tufhamna | يُفْهَمْنَ yufhamna |
Descendants
- Maltese: fehem
- → Persian: فهمیدن (fahmidan) (partly also from the noun below)
- → Swahili: -fahamu
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /fah.ha.ma/
Verb
فَهَّمَ • (fahhama) II, non-past يُفَهِّمُ (yufahhimu)
- (ditransitive) to cause to understand
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:79:
- فَفَهَّمۡنَـٰهَا سُلَيۡمَـٰنَ
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Conjugation
Conjugation of
فَهَّمَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | تَفْهِيم tafhīm | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُفَهِّم mufahhim | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُفَهَّم mufahham | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | فَهَّمْتُ fahhamtu | فَهَّمْتَ fahhamta | فَهَّمَ fahhama | فَهَّمْتُمَا fahhamtumā | فَهَّمَا fahhamā | فَهَّمْنَا fahhamnā | فَهَّمْتُمْ fahhamtum | فَهَّمُوا fahhamū | |||
f | فَهَّمْتِ fahhamti | فَهَّمَتْ fahhamat | فَهَّمَتَا fahhamatā | فَهَّمْتُنَّ fahhamtunna | فَهَّمْنَ fahhamna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُفَهِّمُ ʾufahhimu | تُفَهِّمُ tufahhimu | يُفَهِّمُ yufahhimu | تُفَهِّمَانِ tufahhimāni | يُفَهِّمَانِ yufahhimāni | نُفَهِّمُ nufahhimu | تُفَهِّمُونَ tufahhimūna | يُفَهِّمُونَ yufahhimūna | |||
f | تُفَهِّمِينَ tufahhimīna | تُفَهِّمُ tufahhimu | تُفَهِّمَانِ tufahhimāni | تُفَهِّمْنَ tufahhimna | يُفَهِّمْنَ yufahhimna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُفَهِّمَ ʾufahhima | تُفَهِّمَ tufahhima | يُفَهِّمَ yufahhima | تُفَهِّمَا tufahhimā | يُفَهِّمَا yufahhimā | نُفَهِّمَ nufahhima | تُفَهِّمُوا tufahhimū | يُفَهِّمُوا yufahhimū | |||
f | تُفَهِّمِي tufahhimī | تُفَهِّمَ tufahhima | تُفَهِّمَا tufahhimā | تُفَهِّمْنَ tufahhimna | يُفَهِّمْنَ yufahhimna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُفَهِّمْ ʾufahhim | تُفَهِّمْ tufahhim | يُفَهِّمْ yufahhim | تُفَهِّمَا tufahhimā | يُفَهِّمَا yufahhimā | نُفَهِّمْ nufahhim | تُفَهِّمُوا tufahhimū | يُفَهِّمُوا yufahhimū | |||
f | تُفَهِّمِي tufahhimī | تُفَهِّمْ tufahhim | تُفَهِّمَا tufahhimā | تُفَهِّمْنَ tufahhimna | يُفَهِّمْنَ yufahhimna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | فَهِّمْ fahhim | فَهِّمَا fahhimā | فَهِّمُوا fahhimū | ||||||||
f | فَهِّمِي fahhimī | فَهِّمْنَ fahhimna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | فُهِّمْتُ fuhhimtu | فُهِّمْتَ fuhhimta | فُهِّمَ fuhhima | فُهِّمْتُمَا fuhhimtumā | فُهِّمَا fuhhimā | فُهِّمْنَا fuhhimnā | فُهِّمْتُمْ fuhhimtum | فُهِّمُوا fuhhimū | |||
f | فُهِّمْتِ fuhhimti | فُهِّمَتْ fuhhimat | فُهِّمَتَا fuhhimatā | فُهِّمْتُنَّ fuhhimtunna | فُهِّمْنَ fuhhimna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُفَهَّمُ ʾufahhamu | تُفَهَّمُ tufahhamu | يُفَهَّمُ yufahhamu | تُفَهَّمَانِ tufahhamāni | يُفَهَّمَانِ yufahhamāni | نُفَهَّمُ nufahhamu | تُفَهَّمُونَ tufahhamūna | يُفَهَّمُونَ yufahhamūna | |||
f | تُفَهَّمِينَ tufahhamīna | تُفَهَّمُ tufahhamu | تُفَهَّمَانِ tufahhamāni | تُفَهَّمْنَ tufahhamna | يُفَهَّمْنَ yufahhamna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُفَهَّمَ ʾufahhama | تُفَهَّمَ tufahhama | يُفَهَّمَ yufahhama | تُفَهَّمَا tufahhamā | يُفَهَّمَا yufahhamā | نُفَهَّمَ nufahhama | تُفَهَّمُوا tufahhamū | يُفَهَّمُوا yufahhamū | |||
f | تُفَهَّمِي tufahhamī | تُفَهَّمَ tufahhama | تُفَهَّمَا tufahhamā | تُفَهَّمْنَ tufahhamna | يُفَهَّمْنَ yufahhamna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُفَهَّمْ ʾufahham | تُفَهَّمْ tufahham | يُفَهَّمْ yufahham | تُفَهَّمَا tufahhamā | يُفَهَّمَا yufahhamā | نُفَهَّمْ nufahham | تُفَهَّمُوا tufahhamū | يُفَهَّمُوا yufahhamū | |||
f | تُفَهَّمِي tufahhamī | تُفَهَّمْ tufahham | تُفَهَّمَا tufahhamā | تُفَهَّمْنَ tufahhamna | يُفَهَّمْنَ yufahhamna |
Pronunciation 3
- IPA(key): /fahm/
Noun
فَهْم • (fahm) m (plural فُهُوم (fuhūm) or أَفْهَام (ʾafhām))
- verbal noun of فَهِمَ (fahima) (form I)
- understanding, comprehension
Declension
Declension of noun فَهْم (fahm)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فَهْم fahm | الْفَهْم al-fahm | فَهْم fahm |
Nominative | فَهْمٌ fahmun | الْفَهْمُ al-fahmu | فَهْمُ fahmu |
Accusative | فَهْمًا fahman | الْفَهْمَ al-fahma | فَهْمَ fahma |
Genitive | فَهْمٍ fahmin | الْفَهْمِ al-fahmi | فَهْمِ fahmi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | فَهْمَيْن fahmayn | الْفَهْمَيْن al-fahmayn | فَهْمَيْ fahmay |
Nominative | فَهْمَانِ fahmāni | الْفَهْمَانِ al-fahmāni | فَهْمَا fahmā |
Accusative | فَهْمَيْنِ fahmayni | الْفَهْمَيْنِ al-fahmayni | فَهْمَيْ fahmay |
Genitive | فَهْمَيْنِ fahmayni | الْفَهْمَيْنِ al-fahmayni | فَهْمَيْ fahmay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُهُوم; أَفْهَام fuhūm; ʾafhām | الْفُهُوم; الْأَفْهَام al-fuhūm; al-ʾafhām | فُهُوم; أَفْهَام fuhūm; ʾafhām |
Nominative | فُهُومٌ; أَفْهَامٌ fuhūmun; ʾafhāmun | الْفُهُومُ; الْأَفْهَامُ al-fuhūmu; al-ʾafhāmu | فُهُومُ; أَفْهَامُ fuhūmu; ʾafhāmu |
Accusative | فُهُومًا; أَفْهَامًا fuhūman; ʾafhāman | الْفُهُومَ; الْأَفْهَامَ al-fuhūma; al-ʾafhāma | فُهُومَ; أَفْهَامَ fuhūma; ʾafhāma |
Genitive | فُهُومٍ; أَفْهَامٍ fuhūmin; ʾafhāmin | الْفُهُومِ; الْأَفْهَامِ al-fuhūmi; al-ʾafhāmi | فُهُومِ; أَفْهَامِ fuhūmi; ʾafhāmi |
Descendants
- → Armenian: ֆահմ (fahm), ֆայմ (faym)
- → Azerbaijani: fəhm
- → Kazakh: пайым (paiym)
- → Kyrgyz: баам (baam)
- → Malay: faham
- Indonesian: faham → paham
- → Urak Lawoi': ปาฮับ (pahap)
- → Persian: فهم (fahm)
- → Swahili: fahamu
- → Tajik: фаҳм (fahm)
- → Ottoman Turkish: فهم (fehm)
- Turkish: fehim
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فهم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Azerbaijani
Noun
فهم (usually uncountable, definite accusative فهمی)
- Arabic spelling of fəhm (“understanding”)
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فَهِمَ (fahima).
Verb
فهم • (fihim) (perfect, imperfect يفهم (yifham), verb form I)
- to understand
- انتي بتفهمي؟ (to a woman) ― inti bitifhami? ― Do you understand?
- انت بتفهم؟ (to a man) ― inta bitifham? ― Do you understand?
- أنا مبفهمش. ― ana mabafhamš. ― I don't understand.
Conjugation
Conjugation of فهم (form-I sound)
verbal noun | ||||||||
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active participle | فاهم (fāhim) | |||||||
passive participle | مفهوم (mafhūm) | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | فهمت (fihimt) | فهمت (fihimt) | فهم (fihim) | فهمنا (fihimna) | فهمتوا (fihimtu) | فهموا (fihmu) | |
f | فهمتي (fihimti) | فهمت (fihmit) | ||||||
present subjunctive | m | افهم (afham) | تفهم (tifham) | يفهم (yifham) | نفهم (nifham) | تفهموا (tifhamu) | يفهموا (yifhamu) | |
f | تفهمي (tifhami) | تفهم (tifham) | ||||||
present indicative | m | بفهم (bafham) | بتفهم (bitifham) | بيفهم (biyifham) | بنفهم (binifham) | بتفهموا (bitifhamu) | بيفهموا (biyifhamu) | |
f | بتفهمي (bitifhami) | بتفهم (bitifham) | ||||||
future | m | حفهم (ḥafham) | حتفهم (ḥatifham) | حيفهم (ḥayifham) | حنفهم (ḥanifham) | حتفهموا (ḥatifhamu) | حيفهموا (ḥayifhamu) | |
f | حتفهمي (ḥatifhami) | حتفهم (ḥatifham) | ||||||
imperative | m | افهم (ifham) | افهموا (ifhamu) | |||||
f | افهمي (ifhami) |
Malay
Verb
فهم
- Jawi spelling of faham
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic فَهْم (fahm).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /fahm/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /fahm/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /fæhm/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /fahm/
- IPA(key): /fæhm/, [fæhm], [fæː(h)m]
Noun
فهم • (fahm)
- understanding
- comprehension
- intellect
Synonyms
- ادراک (edrâk)
- شعور (šo'ur)
Derived terms
- فهمیدن (fahmidan, verb)
- فهمیده (fahmide)
- نفهم (nafahm)
- خرفهم (xarfahm)
Related terms
- فهیم (fahim)
- فهیمه (Fahime)
- مفهوم (mafhum)
- تفهیم (tafhim)
- تفاهم (tafâhom)
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ف ه م |
Etymology 1
From Arabic فَهِمَ (fahima).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.him/, [ˈfi.hɪm]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb
فهم • (fihim) (form I, present بفهم (bifham), active participle فاهم (fāhem))
- to understand
- بتفهم عربي؟
- btifham ʕarabi?
- Do you understand Arabic?
- فاهم علي؟
- fāhem ʕalay?
- Do you see what I mean?
- (literally, “Do you understand me?”)
- أهلي ما بفهموش علي.
- ahli ma bifhamūš ʕalay.
- My parents don't understand me.
- ما فهمتش ولا كلمة.
- ma fhimtš wala kilme.
- I didn't understand a single word.
Conjugation
Conjugation of فهم (fihim) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | فهمت (fhimt) | فهمت (fhimt) | فهم (fihim) | فهمنا (fhimna) | فهمتو (fhimtu) | فهمو (fihmu) | |
f | فهمتي (fhimti) | فهمت (fihmat) | ||||||
present | m | بفهم (bafham) | بتفهم (btifham) | بفهم (bifham) | منفهم (mnifham) | بتفهمو (btifhamu) | بفهمو (bifhamu) | |
f | بتفهمي (btifhami) | بتفهم (btifham) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | أفهم (ʔafham) | تفهم (tifham) | يفهم (yifham) | نفهم (nifham) | تفهمو (tifhamu) | يفهمو (yifhamu) | |
f | تفهمي (tifhami) | تفهم (tifham) | ||||||
imperative | m | افهم (ifham) | افهمو (ifhamu) | |||||
f | افهمي (ifhami) |
See also
- فهمان (fahmān, “knowledgable”)
Etymology 2
From Arabic فَهَّمَ (fahhama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fah.ham/, [ˈfah.ham]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb
فهّم • (fahham) (form II, present بفهّم (bifahhem))
- (transitive) to make someone understand
- Synonym: شرح (šaraḥ, “to explain”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of فهّم (fahham) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | فهّمت (fahhamt) | فهّمت (fahhamt) | فهّم (fahham) | فهّمنا (fahhamna) | فهّمتو (fahhamtu) | فهّمو (fahhamu) | |
f | فهّمتي (fahhamti) | فهّمت (fahhamat) | ||||||
present | m | بفهّم (bafahhem) | بتفهّم (bitfahhem) | بفهّم (bifahhem) | منفهّم (minfahhem) | بتفهّمو (bitfahhmu) | بفهّمو (bifahhmu) | |
f | بتفهّمي (bitfahhmi) | بتفهّم (bitfahhem) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | افهّم (afahhem) | تفهّم (tfahhem) | يفهّم (yfahhem) | نفهّم (nfahhem) | تفهّمو (tfahhmu) | يفهّمو (yfahhmu) | |
f | تفهّمي (tfahhmi) | تفهّم (tfahhem) | ||||||
imperative | m | فهّم (fahhem) | فهّمو (fahhmu) | |||||
f | فهّمي (fahhmi) |