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علم

علم

See also: غلم and ع ل م

Arabic

Verb

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

  1. 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

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

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) science
    • الْعُلُوم (al-ʿulūm) — the natural sciences
  7. ilm
Declension

Descendants

  • Nogai: илми (ilmi).

Etymology 4

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
Declension

Related terms


Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِلْم (ʿilm).

Noun

علم ('elm) (plural علوم ('olum))

  1. science
  2. knowledge

Synonyms

Related terms

Noun

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

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

Synonyms


Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic عِلْم (ʿilm).

Noun

علم ('ilm) m (Hindi spelling इल्म)

  1. knowledge, learning
  2. literature

Noun

علم ('alam) m (Hindi spelling अलम)

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