تلميذ

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Arabic

Etymology

From Hebrew תַּלְמִיד (talmīḏ) or Aramaic תַּלְמִידָא (talmīḏā), forming the denominal root ت ل م ذ (t-l-m-ḏ). Related to Classical Syriac ܬܠܡܝܕܐ, Ge'ez ተልሚድ (tälmid), تَلْمُود (talmūd), another borrowing from the same Hebrew and Aramaic root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /til.miːð/
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Noun

تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏm (plural تَلَامِيذ (talāmīḏ) or تَلَامِذَة (talāmiḏa), feminine تِلْمِيذَة (tilmīḏa))

  1. pupil, student, disciple
    Synonym: طَالِب (ṭālib)
  2. apprentice
  3. cadet
  4. (Christianity) Disciple

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “تلمذ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ).

Pronunciation

Noun

تلميذ (tilmīzm (plural تلاميذ (talāmīz), feminine تلميذة (tilmīze))

  1. pupil, student (at school)
    Synonym: طالب (ṭāleb)
  2. trainee, apprentice