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. a mountain
    أَشْهَرُ مِنْ نَارٍ عَلَى عَلَمʾašharu min nārin ʿalā ʿalamvery famous (literally, “more famous than a fire on a mountain”)
  7. (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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