Arabic root

ع-ل-م

9 words from this root family

A1noun

مُعَلِّمٌ

muʿallimun

teacher (male)

Example

الْمُعَلِّمُ يَشْرَحُ الدَّرْسَ.

al-muʿallimu yashraḥu ad-darsa.

The teacher explains the lesson.

Root: ع-ل-م Nouns Basics

Grammar

Feminine: muʿallima (مُعَلِّمَةٌ). Root ʿ-l-m gives: ʿilm (knowledge), ʿālam (world), taʿlīm (education).

A1noun

مُعَلِّمَة

muʿallima

teacher (female)

Example

المُعَلِّمَةُ تُساعِدُ الطُّلّاب

al-muʿallimatu tusāʿidu aṭ-ṭullāb

The teacher helps the students

Root: ع-ل-م Relationships Work

A1verb

عَلَّمَ

ʿallama

to teach

Example

علّمني أبي القراءةَ

ʿallamanī abī al-qirāʾata

My father taught me reading

Root: ع-ل-م Verbs Work Education Advanced Verbs

Grammar

Form II verb (فَعَّلَ). Past: 'allama, Present: yu'allimu. Takes double accusative (person taught + subject).

A1verb

تَعَلَّمَ

taʿallama

to learn

Example

تعلّمتُ السباحةَ في الصيفِ

taʿallamtu as-sibāḥata fī aṣ-ṣayfi

I learned swimming in the summer

Root: ع-ل-م Verbs Education Hobbies Advanced Verbs

Grammar

Form V verb (تَفَعَّلَ). Past: ta'allama, Present: yata'allamu. Same root as 'allama (teach).

A1verb

عَلِمَ

ʿalima

to know (a fact)

Example

علمتُ بالخبرِ أمسِ

ʿalimtu bil-khabari amsi

I learned of the news yesterday

Root: ع-ل-م Verbs Cognition Quranic

Grammar

Form I verb. Past: 'alima, Present: ya'lamu. Used for knowing facts (vs 'arafa for familiarity).

B1noun

تَعْلِيم

taʿlīm

education / teaching

Example

التَّعليمُ مِفتاحُ النَّجاح.

at-taʿlīmu miftāḥu n-najāḥ.

Education is the key to success.

Root: ع-ل-م Abstract Concepts

B1noun

مَعْلُومَات

maʿlūmāt

information

Example

أَبحَثُ عَن مَعلوماتٍ حَولَ هذا المَوضوع.

abḥathu ʿan maʿlūmātin ḥawla hādhā l-mawḍūʿ.

I'm searching for information about this topic.

Root: ع-ل-م Technology Media

A1noun

عِلْمٌ

ʿilm

knowledge / science

Example

وَقُلْ رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

wa-qul rabbi zidnī ʿilmā

And say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge (20:114)

Root: ع-ل-م Quranic

Grammar

Masculine noun from the root ع-ل-م. Related words: عَالِمٌ (scholar), عَلِيمٌ (all-knowing), تَعْلِيم (education).

Culture

Knowledge is highly venerated in Islam. This duʿāʾ (supplication) is beloved among Muslims seeking beneficial knowledge.

A2adjective

عَلِيمٌ

ʿalīm

all-knowing / omniscient

Example

إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

inna Allāha bikulli shayʾin ʿalīm

Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things (2:231)

Root: ع-ل-م Quranic

Grammar

Intensive adjective (فَعِيل pattern) from عَلِمَ (to know). One of the most frequently mentioned divine names. Often paired with حَكِيم (wise) or سَمِيع (hearing).

Culture

Al-ʿAlīm (The All-Knowing) appears over 150 times in the Quran. God's knowledge encompasses all things: past, present, future, seen and unseen.