أَعْلَمَ (aaʿlama)to know

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَعْلَمَ (aaʿlama) — “to know”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَعْلَمَ يُعْلِمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَعْلَمَ aaʿlamaيُعْلِمُ yuʿlimuأَعْلِمْ aaʿlimإِعْلَام iiʿlaām

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to know

  2. 2. to inform

    • أَعْلَمَ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ.The manager informed the employees.
    • أَعْلَمَ الْأُسْتَاذُ الطُّلَّابَ بِمَوْعِدِ الِامْتِحَانِ.The professor informed the students of the exam date.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ تُعْلِمَ وَالِدَيْكَ بِقَرَارِ سَفَرِكَ قَبْلَ الْمُغَادَرَةِ.You must inform your parents of your travel decision before departing.
  3. 3. to teach

    • أَعْلَمَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ دُرُوسًا جَدِيدَةً.The teacher taught the students new lessons.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نُعْلِمَ الْأَطْفَالَ قِيَمَ الْأَخْلَاقِ الْحَمِيدَةِ.We must teach children good moral values.
  4. 4. know (imperative)

    • أَعْلِمْ زَمِيلَكَ بِمَوْعِدِ الِاجْتِمَاعِ الْجَدِيدِ.Know your colleague about the new meeting time.
    • أَعْلِمْنِي إِذَا كَانَ هُنَاكَ أَيُّ تَغْيِيرٍ فِي الْخُطَّةِ.Know me if there is any change in the plan.
    • أَعْلِمُوا الطُّلَّابَ بِالنَّتَائِجِ فِي أَقْرَبِ وَقْتٍ مُمْكِنٍ.Know the students of the results as soon as possible.
  5. 5. to know best

  6. 6. to make aware

    • أَعْلَمَ المُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ.The teacher made the students aware.
    • أَعْلَمَ الوَزِيرُ الرَّأْيَ العَامَّ بِالتَّطَوُّرَاتِ الأَخِيرَةِ.The minister made the public aware of the latest developments.
    • هَلْ أَعْلَمْتَ الشَّرِكَةَ بِتَغْيِيرِ عُنْوَانِكَ؟Did you make the company aware of your change of address?
  7. 7. to mark

    • أَعْلَمَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الْإِجَابَاتِ الصَّحِيحَةَ بِعَلَامَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ.The teacher marked the correct answers with a red sign.
    • أَعْلَمَ الْعَامِلُ الْخَشَبَةَ لِيَقْطَعَهَا فِي الْمَكَانِ الْمُنَاسِبِ.The worker marked the wood to cut it in the appropriate place.
    • يُعْلِمُ الْخَيَّاطُ الْقُمَاشَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ فِي الْقَصِّ.The tailor marks the fabric before he begins cutting.
  8. 8. to notify

    • أَعْلَمَ المُدِيرُ المُوَظَّفِينَ بِالمَوْعِدِ الجَدِيدِ.The manager notified the employees of the new appointment.
    • هَلْ أَعْلَمْتَ أَبَاكَ بِخَبَرِ السَّفَرِ؟Did you notify your father of the travel news?
    • أَعْلَمَ المُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ بِأَنَّ الاِمْتِحَانَ سَيُؤَجَّلُ.The teacher informed the students that the exam would be postponed.

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