فرحان

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ف ر ح (f-r-ḥ)

Compare فَرِحَ (fariḥa, “to be happy”).

Adjective

فَرْحَان • (farḥān) (feminine فَرْحَى (farḥā) or فَرْحَانَةٌ (farḥānatun), common plural فَرَاحَى (farāḥā) or فَرْحَى (farḥā), masculine plural فَرْحَانُون (farḥānūn))

1. happy, merry, joyful

Declension

Declension of adjective فَرْحَان (farḥān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote‎; basic singular triptote		singular invariable‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَرْحَان farḥān	الْفَرْحَان al-farḥān	فَرْحَى‎; فَرْحَانَة farḥā‎; farḥāna	الْفَرْحَى‎; الْفَرْحَانَة al-farḥā‎; al-farḥāna
Nominative	فَرْحَانُ‎; فَرْحَانٌ farḥānu‎; farḥānun	الْفَرْحَانُ al-farḥānu	فَرْحَى‎; فَرْحَانَةٌ farḥā‎; farḥānatun	الْفَرْحَى‎; الْفَرْحَانَةُ al-farḥā‎; al-farḥānatu
Accusative	فَرْحَانَ‎; فَرْحَانًا farḥāna‎; farḥānan	الْفَرْحَانَ al-farḥāna	فَرْحَى‎; فَرْحَانَةً farḥā‎; farḥānatan	الْفَرْحَى‎; الْفَرْحَانَةَ al-farḥā‎; al-farḥānata
Genitive	فَرْحَانَ‎; فَرْحَانٍ farḥāna‎; farḥānin	الْفَرْحَانِ al-farḥāni	فَرْحَى‎; فَرْحَانَةٍ farḥā‎; farḥānatin	الْفَرْحَى‎; الْفَرْحَانَةِ al-farḥā‎; al-farḥānati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَرْحَانَيْن farḥānayn	الْفَرْحَانَيْن al-farḥānayn	فَرْحَيَيْن‎; فَرْحَانَتَيْن farḥayayn‎; farḥānatayn	الْفَرْحَيَيْن‎; الْفَرْحَانَتَيْن al-farḥayayn‎; al-farḥānatayn
Nominative	فَرْحَانَانِ farḥānāni	الْفَرْحَانَانِ al-farḥānāni	فَرْحَيَانِ‎; فَرْحَانَتَانِ farḥayāni‎; farḥānatāni	الْفَرْحَيَانِ‎; الْفَرْحَانَتَانِ al-farḥayāni‎; al-farḥānatāni
Accusative	فَرْحَانَيْنِ farḥānayni	الْفَرْحَانَيْنِ al-farḥānayni	فَرْحَيَيْنِ‎; فَرْحَانَتَيْنِ farḥayayni‎; farḥānatayni	الْفَرْحَيَيْنِ‎; الْفَرْحَانَتَيْنِ al-farḥayayni‎; al-farḥānatayni
Genitive	فَرْحَانَيْنِ farḥānayni	الْفَرْحَانَيْنِ al-farḥānayni	فَرْحَيَيْنِ‎; فَرْحَانَتَيْنِ farḥayayni‎; farḥānatayni	الْفَرْحَيَيْنِ‎; الْفَرْحَانَتَيْنِ al-farḥayayni‎; al-farḥānatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural invariable		sound feminine plural‎; broken plural invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَرْحَانِين‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānīn‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانِين‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānīn‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā	فَرْحَانَات‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānāt‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانَات‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānāt‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā
Nominative	فَرْحَانُونَ‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānūna‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانُونَ‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānūna‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā	فَرْحَانَاتٌ‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānātun‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانَاتُ‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānātu‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā
Accusative	فَرْحَانِينَ‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānīna‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانِينَ‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānīna‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā	فَرْحَانَاتٍ‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānātin‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانَاتِ‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānāti‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā
Genitive	فَرْحَانِينَ‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānīna‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانِينَ‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānīna‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā	فَرْحَانَاتٍ‎; فَرَاحَى‎; فَرْحَى farḥānātin‎; farāḥā‎; farḥā	الْفَرْحَانَاتِ‎; الْفَرَاحَى‎; الْفَرْحَى al-farḥānāti‎; al-farāḥā‎; al-farḥā

Synonyms

• فَرِح (fariḥ)
• فَارِح (fāriḥ)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فرحان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ف ر ح
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَرْحَان (farḥān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /far.ħaːn/

Adjective

فرحان • (farḥān) (feminine فرحانة (farḥāna), masculine plural فرحانين (farḥānīn), feminine plural فرحانات (farḥānāt), elative أفرح (ʔafraḥ) or فرح (fraḥ))

1. happy, joyous

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ر ح
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَرْحَان (farḥān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb فرح (firiḥ, “to be happy, glad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /far.ħaːn/, [fɑrˤˈħɑːn]

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Adjective

فرحان • (farḥān) (feminine فرحانة (farḥāne), common plural فرحانين (farḥānīn))

1. happy, glad

   Synonym: مبسوط (mabsūṭ)

   Antonyms: حزين (ḥazīn), حزنان (ḥaznān)

See also

• سعيد (saʕīd, “happy (describing things)”)