معلوم

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Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, to know), verb form I from the root ع ل م (ʕ l m): literally, “known”. The word is used to describe the active voice because the agent of the verb is mentioned and is therefore known. In the passive, on the other hand, the agent is usually not mentioned and is therefore unknown (مَجْهُول (majhūl)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm) (feminine مَعْلُومَة (maʕlūma), masculine plural مَعْلُومُونَ (maʕlūmūna), feminine plural مَعْلُومَات (maʕlūmāt))

  1. known
  2. clear, evident, certain
  3. of course, yes (in answering)
  4. noteworthy, celebrated, distinguished
  5. (mathematics) given (mathematical quantity)

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَعْلُوم
maʕlūm
الْمَعْلُوم
al-maʕlūm
مَعْلُومَة
maʕlūma
الْمَعْلُومَة
al-maʕlūma
nominative مَعْلُومٌ
maʕlūmun
الْمَعْلُومُ
al-maʕlūmu
مَعْلُومَةٌ
maʕlūmatun
الْمَعْلُومَةُ
al-maʕlūmatu
accusative مَعْلُومًا
maʕlūman
الْمَعْلُومَ
al-maʕlūma
مَعْلُومَةً
maʕlūmatan
الْمَعْلُومَةَ
al-maʕlūmata
genitive مَعْلُومٍ
maʕlūmin
الْمَعْلُومِ
al-maʕlūmi
مَعْلُومَةٍ
maʕlūmatin
الْمَعْلُومَةِ
al-maʕlūmati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَعْلُومَيْن
maʕlūmayn
الْمَعْلُومَيْن
al-maʕlūmayn
مَعْلُومَتَيْن
maʕlūmatayn
الْمَعْلُومَتَيْن
al-maʕlūmatayn
nominative مَعْلُومَانِ
maʕlūmāni
الْمَعْلُومَانِ
al-maʕlūmāni
مَعْلُومَتَانِ
maʕlūmatāni
الْمَعْلُومَتَانِ
al-maʕlūmatāni
accusative مَعْلُومَيْنِ
maʕlūmayni
الْمَعْلُومَيْنِ
al-maʕlūmayni
مَعْلُومَتَيْنِ
maʕlūmatayni
الْمَعْلُومَتَيْنِ
al-maʕlūmatayni
genitive مَعْلُومَيْنِ
maʕlūmayni
الْمَعْلُومَيْنِ
al-maʕlūmayni
مَعْلُومَتَيْنِ
maʕlūmatayni
الْمَعْلُومَتَيْنِ
al-maʕlūmatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَعْلُومِين
maʕlūmīn
الْمَعْلُومِين
al-maʕlūmīn
مَعْلُومَات
maʕlūmāt
الْمَعْلُومَات
al-maʕlūmāt
nominative مَعْلُومُونَ
maʕlūmūna
الْمَعْلُومُونَ
al-maʕlūmūna
مَعْلُومَاتٌ
maʕlūmātun
الْمَعْلُومَاتُ
al-maʕlūmātu
accusative مَعْلُومِينَ
maʕlūmīna
الْمَعْلُومِينَ
al-maʕlūmīna
مَعْلُومَاتٍ
maʕlūmātin
الْمَعْلُومَاتِ
al-maʕlūmāti
genitive مَعْلُومِينَ
maʕlūmīna
الْمَعْلُومِينَ
al-maʕlūmīna
مَعْلُومَاتٍ
maʕlūmātin
الْمَعْلُومَاتِ
al-maʕlūmāti

Descendants

Noun

مَعْلُوم (maʕlūmm

  1. (grammar) active voice

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَعْلُوم
maʕlūm
الْمَعْلُوم
al-maʕlūm
مَعْلُوم
maʕlūm
nominative مَعْلُومٌ
maʕlūmun
الْمَعْلُومُ
al-maʕlūmu
مَعْلُومُ
maʕlūmu
accusative مَعْلُومًا
maʕlūman
الْمَعْلُومَ
al-maʕlūma
مَعْلُومَ
maʕlūma
genitive مَعْلُومٍ
maʕlūmin
الْمَعْلُومِ
al-maʕlūmi
مَعْلُومِ
maʕlūmi

References

Noun

مَعْلُوم (maʕlūmm (plural مَعَالِيم (maʕālīm))

  1. income, salary, pension
  2. tax
  3. cost, amount

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَعْلُوم
maʕlūm
الْمَعْلُوم
al-maʕlūm
مَعْلُوم
maʕlūm
nominative مَعْلُومٌ
maʕlūmun
الْمَعْلُومُ
al-maʕlūmu
مَعْلُومُ
maʕlūmu
accusative مَعْلُومًا
maʕlūman
الْمَعْلُومَ
al-maʕlūma
مَعْلُومَ
maʕlūma
genitive مَعْلُومٍ
maʕlūmin
الْمَعْلُومِ
al-maʕlūmi
مَعْلُومِ
maʕlūmi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal مَعْلُومَيْن
maʕlūmayn
الْمَعْلُومَيْن
al-maʕlūmayn
مَعْلُومَيْ
maʕlūmay
nominative مَعْلُومَانِ
maʕlūmāni
الْمَعْلُومَانِ
al-maʕlūmāni
مَعْلُومَا
maʕlūmā
accusative مَعْلُومَيْنِ
maʕlūmayni
الْمَعْلُومَيْنِ
al-maʕlūmayni
مَعْلُومَيْ
maʕlūmay
genitive مَعْلُومَيْنِ
maʕlūmayni
الْمَعْلُومَيْنِ
al-maʕlūmayni
مَعْلُومَيْ
maʕlūmay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَعَالِيم
maʕālīm
الْمَعَالِيم
al-maʕālīm
مَعَالِيم
maʕālīm
nominative مَعَالِيمُ
maʕālīmu
الْمَعَالِيمُ
al-maʕālīmu
مَعَالِيمُ
maʕālīmu
accusative مَعَالِيمَ
maʕālīma
الْمَعَالِيمَ
al-maʕālīma
مَعَالِيمَ
maʕālīma
genitive مَعَالِيمَ
maʕālīma
الْمَعَالِيمِ
al-maʕālīmi
مَعَالِيمِ
maʕālīmi

References

Malay

Verb

معلوم

  1. Jawi spelling of maklum.‎‎

Adjective

معلوم

  1. Jawi spelling of maklum.‎‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? ma'lūm
Dari reading? ma'lūm
Iranian reading? ma'lum
Tajik reading? ma'lum
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Adjective

Dari معلوم
Iranian Persian
Tajik маълум

معلوم (ma'lum)

  1. (grammar) active
  2. known
  3. distinguished

Antonyms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.luːm/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

معلوم (maʕlūm) (feminine معلومة (maʕlūme))

  1. known, obvious
  2. of course, yes (in answering)

See also

Interjection

معلوم (maʕlūm)

  1. of course!, naturally!
    Synonyms: طبعا (ṭabʕan), بالطبع (biṭ-ṭabʕ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm) (through Classical Persian معلوم (ma'lūm)), from عَلِمَ (ʕalima).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَعْلُوم (ma'lūm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मालूम)

  1. known
    Synonym: پتا (patā)
    معلوم نہیںmālūm nahī̃(I) don't know
  2. evident, clear; obvious

References

  • معلوم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “معلوم”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • معلوم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.