fehim

Maltese
Root
f-h-m
8 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛˈjiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

fehim m

  1. verbal noun of fehem

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فهم (fehm), from Arabic فَهْم (fahm).

Noun

fehim (definite accusative fehmi, plural fehimler) (archaic)

  1. understanding, comprehension
  • (a male personal pronoun) in contemporary language "Fehmi" and "Fehim" are still common)

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fehim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فهم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1401
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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