علم

See also: غلم and ع ل م

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ل م (ʿ-l-m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.li.ma/

Verb

عَلِمَ (ʿalima) I, non-past يَعْلَمُ‎ (yaʿlamu)

  1. (transitive) to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant, to be aware
  2. to be informed, to be familiar, to be acquainted
  3. to perceive, to discern, to find out, to learn
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕal.la.ma/

Verb

عَلَّمَ (ʿallama) II, non-past يُعَلِّمُ‎ (yuʿallimu)

  1. (ditransitive) to teach, to instruct, to train, to educate
  2. (transitive) to designate, to mark, to earmark
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕilm/
  • (file)

Noun

عِلْم (ʿilm) m (plural عُلُوم (ʿulūm))

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

Descendants

  • Nogai: илми (ilmi)
  • Persian: علم ('elm)
  • Urdu: علم ('elm)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.lam/
  • (Egypt) IPA(key): /ˈʔɑlɑm/

Noun

عَلَم (ʿalam) m (plural أَعْلَام (ʾaʿlām))

  1. sign, token, mark, badge
  2. harelip
  3. road sign, guidepost
  4. flag, banner
  5. authority, luminary, star, personage, distinguished man
  6. (grammar, linguistics) proper noun
Declension

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.lam/

Noun

عٰلَم (ʿālam) m

  1. Classical Arabic form of عَالَم (ʿālam)

References

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

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عِلْم (ʿilm).

Noun

علم ('elm) (plural علوم ('olum))

  1. science
  2. knowledge
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَم (ʿalam).

Noun

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

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

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عِلْم (ʿilm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪlm/

Noun

علم ('ilm) m (Hindi spelling इल्म)

  1. knowledge, learning
  2. literature

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلَم (ʿalam)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.ləm/

Noun

علم ('alam) m (Hindi spelling अलम)

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