علم

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See also: غلم and ع ل م

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ل م (ʕ l m)
28 terms

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    عَلِمَ (ʕalima) I (non-past يَعْلَمُ (yaʕlamu), verbal noun عِلْم (ʕilm))

    1. (transitive) to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant, to be aware
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:14:
        أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللهَ يَرَى
        ʔalam yaʕlam biʔanna llāha yarā
        Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
    2. to be informed, to be familiar, to be acquainted
    3. to perceive, to discern, to find out, to learn
    Conjugation

    Etymology 2

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      عَلَّمَ (ʕallama) II (non-past يُعَلِّمُ (yuʕallimu), verbal noun تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm))

      1. (ditransitive) to teach, to instruct, to train, to educate
        المعلم يعلم الطلاب الرياضيات.
        Al-muʕallim yuʕallimu at-ṭullāb ar-riyāḍiyyāt.
        The teacher teaches the students mathematics.
        • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 26:49:
          إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
          ʔinnahu lakabīrukumu llaḏī ʕallamakumu as-siḥra falasawfa taʕlamūna
          He is indeed your chief who has taught you magic! Soon you will know!
      2. (transitive) to designate, to mark, to earmark
      Conjugation

      Etymology 3

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʕilm/
        • ʿilm:(file)

        Noun

        عِلْم (ʕilmm (plural عُلُوم (ʕulūm))

        1. verbal noun of عَلِمَ (ʕalima) (form I)
        2. knowledge, learning, lore
        3. cognition, acquaintance
        4. information
        5. perception, knowledge
        6. (plural عُلُوم (ʕulūm)) science
          الْعُلُوم
          al-ʕulūm
          the natural sciences
        Declension
        Descendants

        Etymology 4

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          عَلَم (ʕalamm (plural أَعْلَام (ʔaʕlām))

          1. sign, token, mark, badge
          2. harelip
          3. road sign, guidepost
          4. flag, banner
          5. authority, luminary, star, personage, distinguished man
          6. a mountain
            أَشْهَرُ مِنْ نَارٍ عَلَى عَلَمʔašharu min nārin ʕalā ʕalamvery famous (literally, “more famous than a fire on a mountain”)
            • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:32:
              وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ ٱلْجَوَارِ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَامِ
              wamin ʔāyātihi l-jawāri fī l-baḥri kal-ʔaʕlāmi
              (please add an English translation of this quotation)
          7. (grammar, linguistics) proper noun
          Declension
          Descendants

          Etymology 5

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          عٰلَم (ʕālamm

          1. Classical Arabic form of عَالَم (ʕālam)

          References

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

          Gulf Arabic

          Etymology 1

          From Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          عَلَم (ʕalamm (before il- عَلَم (ʕalam), plural اَعْلام (aʕlām))

          1. flag, banner, standard

          Etymology 2

          From Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm).

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          عِلْم (ʕilmm (plural عُلوم (ʕulūm))

          1. science, knowledge

          Persian

          Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
          Wikipedia fa

          Etymology 1

            Borrowed from Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm), from عَلِمَ (ʕalima).

            Pronunciation

            Readings
            Classical reading? ilm
            Dari reading? ilm
            Iranian reading? elm
            Tajik reading? ilm

            Noun

            Dari علم
            Iranian Persian
            Tajik илм

            عِلْم ('elm) (plural علوم ('olum))

            1. science (knowledge via the scientific method)
            2. knowledge, science
              Synonym: دانش (dâneš)
            Derived terms

            Etymology 2

              Borrowed from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

              Pronunciation

              Readings
              Classical reading? alam
              Dari reading? alam
              Iranian reading? alam
              Tajik reading? alam

              Noun

              عَلَم ('alam) (plural علم‌ها ('alam-hâ))

              1. flag
              2. standard (flag)
              3. banner
              Synonyms
              Descendants

              South Levantine Arabic

              Root
              ع ل م
              7 terms

              Etymology 1

              From Arabic عَلَّمَ (ʕallama).

              Pronunciation

              Verb

              علّم (ʕallam) II (present بعلّم (biʕallem))

              1. to teach
              Conjugation
                  Conjugation of علّم (ʕallam)
              singular plural
              1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
              past m علّمت (ʕallamt) علّمت (ʕallamt) علّم (ʕallam) علّمنا (ʕallamna) علّمتو (ʕallamtu) علّمو (ʕallamu)
              f علّمتي (ʕallamti) علّمت (ʕallamat)
              present m بعلّم (baʕallem) بتعلّم (bitʕallem) بعلّم (biʕallem) منعلّم (minʕallem) بتعلّمو (bitʕallmu) بعلّمو (biʕallmu)
              f بتعلّمي (bitʕallmi) بتعلّم (bitʕallem)
              subjunctive m اعلّم (aʕallem) تعلّم (tʕallem) يعلّم (yʕallem) نعلّم (nʕallem) تعلّمو (tʕallmu) يعلّمو (yʕallmu)
              f تعلّمي (tʕallmi) تعلّم (tʕallem)
              imperative m علّم (ʕallem) علّمو (ʕallmu)
              f علّمي (ʕallmi)

              Etymology 2

              From Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm).

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              علم (ʕilmm (plural علوم (ʕulūm))

              1. knowledge, science
                Synonym: معرفة (maʕrife)
                على علميʕala ʕilmias far as I know

              Etymology 3

              From Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              علم (ʕalamm (plural أعلام (ʾaʕlām))

              1. flag

              Urdu

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              Wikipedia ur

              Etymology 1

              Borrowed from Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm).

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              عِلْم ('ilmm (Hindi spelling इल्म)

              1. knowledge, learning
                Synonym: دانش (dāniś)
              2. science
                Synonym: سائنس (sāins)
              3. literature
                Synonym: ادب (adab)

              Etymology 2

              Borrowed from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              عَلَم ('alamm (Hindi spelling अलम)

              1. mark, sign, decoration
              2. spear
              3. (geometry) gnomon
              4. (grammar) proper noun