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علمه

Root entry · 44 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns knowledge, recognition, and marking. It encompasses knowing, being knowledgeable, teaching, learning, and signs or marks used for identification or guidance. It also extends to physically marking something, like branding an animal or a horse, and even to specific geographical locations or types of birds.

Derived headwords

عَلِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to knowboth

    To possess knowledge or understanding of something.

  2. 2.
    to recognizeboth

    To identify someone or something previously known.

  3. 3.
    to be awareboth

    To be conscious of a fact or situation.

عَلَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to teachboth

    To impart knowledge or skill to someone.

  2. 2.
    to markboth

    To put a mark on something to identify it.

  3. 3.
    to brandboth

    To mark an animal with a hot iron.

عِلْمnoun
  1. 1.
    knowledgeboth

    Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

  2. 2.
    scienceboth

    A branch of study concerned with the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

عَالِمadjective
  1. 1.
    knowledgeableboth

    Possessing or exhibiting great knowledge or learning.

  2. 2.
    learnedboth

    Having much knowledge acquired by study.

عَلِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    all-knowingboth

    Having complete or unlimited knowledge.

  2. 2.
    very knowledgeableboth

    Possessing extensive knowledge.

عُلَمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    scholarsboth

    People who are learned or have extensive knowledge, especially in a particular field.

  2. 2.
    scientistsboth

    Experts in or practitioners of science.

عَلَّامَةadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely knowledgeableboth

    A person who is exceptionally learned or wise.

  2. 2.
    genealogistclassical

    One who is skilled in tracing lineage and family history.

تَعَلَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to learnboth

    To gain knowledge or skill by study, experience, or being taught.

  2. 2.
    to masterboth

    To become proficient or skilled in something.

تَعْلِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    teachingboth

    The process of imparting knowledge or skill.

  2. 2.
    educationboth

    The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

عَلَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    signboth

    An indication or symbol of a fact or quality.

  2. 2.
    markboth

    A visible trace or impression on a surface.

  3. 3.
    landmarkboth

    An object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location.

  4. 4.
    boundary markerboth

    A stone or post set up to mark a boundary.

عَلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    flagboth

    A piece of cloth, typically oblong or square, attached by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a signal.

  2. 2.
    bannerboth

    A long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place.

  3. 3.
    mountainclassical

    A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.

  4. 4.
    leaderclassical

    A person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

مُعَلِّمnoun
  1. 1.
    teacherboth

    A person who teaches, especially in a school.

  2. 2.
    indicatorboth

    A thing that indicates or points to something.

  3. 3.
    place of indicationboth

    A location that serves as a sign or clue.

عَالَمnoun
  1. 1.
    worldboth

    The universe seen as a whole.

  2. 2.
    creationboth

    All created things; the universe.

  3. 3.
    mankindboth

    Human beings collectively; the human race.

عَلَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    intelligentclassical

    Quick-witted and mentally sharp.

عِلْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cleft lipclassical

    A fissure or split in the upper lip.

أَعْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to informboth

    To give someone facts or information.

  2. 2.
    to mark (horse)classical

    To put a colored wool on a horse, especially for war.

عَلَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cleft lipclassical

    A fissure or split in the upper lip.

عَلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    cleft lipclassical

    A fissure or split in the upper lip.

عَلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to markboth

    To put a mark on something.

  2. 2.
    to split (lip)classical

    To make a split or fissure in the lip.

أَعْلَمadjective
  1. 1.
    more knowledgeableboth

    Having greater knowledge or understanding.

عَلَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to outdo in knowledgeclassical

    To surpass someone in knowledge.

عَلِمَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to perceiveboth

    To become aware of or conscious of something.

تَعَلَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to master itboth

    To become thoroughly skilled in or proficient at something.

تَعَلَّامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    extremely knowledgeable personclassical

    A person of immense knowledge and wisdom.

تَعَلُّمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    extremely knowledgeable personclassical

    A person of immense knowledge and wisdom.

أَعْلُومَةnoun
  1. 1.
    markclassical

    A visible trace or impression on a surface.

عَلَامِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    quick-wittedclassical

    Showing a ready ability to understand and learn.

عَيْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    seaclassical

    A large body of salt water.

  2. 2.
    abundant waterclassical

    A place with a large quantity of water.

  3. 3.
    falconclassical

    A type of bird of prey.

عُلَمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    armorclassical

    Protective covering worn by soldiers.

اِعْتَلَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to inform himclassical

    To make someone aware of something.

عَلِيمname
  1. 1.
    hennaclassical

    A plant used to make a dye.

عَيْلَامnoun
  1. 1.
    male hyenaclassical

    A male of the hyena species.

عَلَّامname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A proper noun.

عَلَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    markboth

    A visible trace or impression on a surface.

  2. 2.
    signboth

    An indication or symbol of a fact or quality.

عَلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    markboth

    A visible trace or impression on a surface.

  2. 2.
    signboth

    An indication or symbol of a fact or quality.

عَلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    long mountainclassical

    A tall or extended mountain.

  2. 2.
    mountainclassical

    A large natural elevation of the earth's surface.

  3. 3.
    patternclassical

    A repeated decorative design.

  4. 4.
    flagboth

    A piece of cloth used as a symbol or signal.

  5. 5.
    leaderclassical

    A person who leads or commands.

مَعْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    landmarkboth

    An object or feature that is easily seen and recognized.

  2. 2.
    signboth

    An indication or symbol.

  3. 3.
    clueboth

    A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery.

تَعَالَمَverb
  1. 1.
    they informed each otherclassical

    Mutual imparting of knowledge.

الأَيَّامُ المَعْلُومَاتname
  1. 1.
    the known daysclassical

    The ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah.

صَقْرnoun
  1. 1.
    falconboth

    A bird of prey with a short hooked beak and long pointed wings.

  2. 2.
    goshawkclassical

    A large hawk with broad wings.

عَلَامِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    quick-wittedclassical

    Mentally sharp and intelligent.

حِنَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    hennaboth

    A plant used to make a reddish-brown dye for hair and skin.

عَلَّامname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A proper noun.

عَيْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    seaclassical

    A large body of salt water.

  2. 2.
    water covering landclassical

    Water that inundates the earth.

  3. 3.
    soft sandclassical

    Fine, yielding sand.

  4. 4.
    frogclassical

    An amphibian with smooth skin and long hind legs.

  5. 5.
    well of abundant waterclassical

    A well containing a large amount of water.

  6. 6.
    saltwater poolclassical

    A pool of saline water.

  7. 7.
    a nameclassical

    A proper noun.

  8. 8.
    male hyenaclassical

    A male of the hyena species.

Parallel reading

علمه، كسمعه، علما، بالكسر: عرفه
He knew him, like he heard him, knowing, with kasra: he recognized him.
وعلم هو في نفسه
And he knew within himself.
ورجل عالم وعليم ج: علماء وعلام
And a knowledgeable man, and an all-knowing one, plural: scholars and very knowledgeable ones.
وعلمه العلم تعليما وعلاما، ككذاب
And he taught him knowledge, teaching and making him learn, like making someone a liar.
وأعلمه إياه فتعلمه
And he informed him of it, so he learned it.
والتعلامة: العالم جدا، والنسابة
And the extremely knowledgeable one: the very knowledgeable one, and the genealogist.
وعالمه فعلمه، كنصره: غلبه علما
And he contended with him in knowledge, so he surpassed him in knowledge, like helping him: he overcame him in knowledge.
وعلم به، كسمع: شعر
And he perceived it, like hearing: he sensed it.
والأمر: أتقنه، كتعلمه
And the matter: he mastered it, like learning it.
والعلمة، بالضم، والعلمة والعلم، محركتين: شق في الشفة العليا، أو في إحدى جانبيها
And the cleft lip, with damma, and the cleft lip and the cleft, with two harakas: a split in the upper lip, or in one of its sides.
وعلمه، كنصره وضربه: وسمه
And he marked him, like helping him and striking him: he branded him.
وشفته يعلمها: شقها
And his lip, he splits it: he split it.
وأعلم الفرس: علق عليه صوفا ملونا في الحرب
And he decorated the horse: he hung colored wool on it in war.
ونفسه: وسمها بسيما الحرب، كعلمها
And himself: he marked him with the insignia of war, like marking him.
والعلامة: السمة، كالأعلومة، بالضم ج: أعلام
And the mark: the brand, like the mark, with damma, plural: flags.
والفصل بين الأرضين، ومنصوب في الطريق يهتدى به، كالعلم فيهما
And the separation between two lands, and erected on the road to be guided by, like the flag in both.
والعلم، محركة: الجبل الطويل، أو عام ج: أعلام وعلام
And the mountain, with haraka: the long mountain, or general plural: flags and mountains.
ورسم الثوب ورقمه، والراية، وما يعقد على الرمح، وسيد القوم ج: أعلام
And the pattern of the garment and its embroidery, and the banner, and what is tied to the spear, and the chief of the people, plural: flags.
ومعلم الشيء، كمقعد: مظنته، وما يستدل به، كالعلامة، كرمانة، والعلم
And the indicator of a thing, like a seat: its likely place, and what is used for inference, like the mark, like a pomegranate, and the sign.
والعالم: الخلق كله، أو ما حواه بطن الفلك، ولا يجمع فاعل بالواو والنون غيره وغير باسم
And the world: all creation, or what the belly of the firmament contains, and no 'fa'il' is pluralized with 'waw' and 'nun' except it and 'ism'.
وتعلمه الجميع: علموه
And they all learned from each other: they informed each other.
والأيام المعلومات: عشر ذي الحجة
And the known days: the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah.
وكغراب وزنار: الصقر، والباشق
And like crow and zunnar: the falcon, and the goshawk.
والعلامي، بالضم: الخفيف الذكي
And the intelligent one, with damma: the quick and intelligent one.
وكزنار: الحناء
And like zunnar: the henna.
وكشداد: اسم
And like shaddad: a name.
والعيلم: البحر، والماء الذي عليه الأرض، ms1584 والتار الناعم، والضفدع، والبئر الكثيرة الماء، أو الملحة، واسم، والضبع الذكر، كالعيلام
And the sea: the sea, and the water that is on the earth, and the soft sand, and the frog, and the well of abundant water, or the salt pool, and a name, and the male hyena, like the male hyena.
والعلماء: الدرع
And the armor: the shield.
واعتلمه: علمه
And he informed him: he taught him.
والماء: سال
And the water: it flowed.
وكزبير: اسم
And like zubayr: a name.
وعلمين العلماء: أرض بالشأم
And Alameen Al-Ulama: land in Sham.
وعلم السعد: جبل قرب دومة
And Alam Al-Sa'd: a mountain near Dumat al-Jandal.