عالم

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ل م (ʿ-l-m), related to the the verb عَلِمَ (ʿalima, to know). Related to Aramaic עָלְמָא (ʿāləmā), Hebrew עוֹלָם (ʿōlām).

Alternative forms

Noun

عَالَم (ʿālam) m (plural عَالَمُون (ʿālamūn) or عَوَالِم (ʿawālim))

  1. world
  2. universe, cosmos
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb عَلِمَ (ʿalima, to know), from the root ع ل م (ʿ-l-m).

Noun

عَالِم (ʿālim) m (plural عَالِمُون (ʿālimūn) or عُلَمَاء (ʿulamāʾ), feminine عَالِمَة (ʿālima))

  1. scholar
  2. knowledgeable person
Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَالَم (ʿālam).

Noun

Dari Persian عالم
Iranian Persian عالم
Tajiki Persian олам (olam)

عالم ('âlam)

  1. world
  2. universe

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَالِم (ʿālim).

Adjective

Dari Persian عالم
Iranian Persian عالم
Tajiki Persian олим (olim)

عالم ('âlem)

  1. learned
  2. knowledgeable

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَالَم (ʿālam).

Noun

عالم ('ālam) m (Hindi spelling आलम)

  1. world
  2. universe
  3. mankind
  4. kingdom
  5. season
  6. state, condition
  7. age, period

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَالِم (ʿālim).

Adjective

عالم ('ālim) (Hindi spelling आलिम)

  1. learned
  2. knowledgeable
  3. intelligent
  4. wise

Noun

عالم ('ālim) m (Hindi spelling आलिम)

  1. doctor
  2. scientist
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