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معلم

معلم

Arabic

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُعَلَّم (muʿallam) (feminine مُعَلَّمَة (muʿallama), masculine plural مُعَلَّمُون (muʿallamūn))

  1. taught, schooled, instructed, educated, trained
  2. marked, labeled, represented
Declension

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb عَلَّمَ (ʿallama, to teach), from the root ع ل م (ʿ-l-m).

Noun

مُعَلِّم (muʿallim) m (plural مُعَلِّمُون (muʿallimūn))

  1. teacher, instructor, schoolteacher, tutor, schoolmaster, pedagogue, educator
  2. master of a trade
Declension

Descendants

  • Nogai: мугалим (mugalim).

Etymology 3

Noun of place from the verb عَلِمَ (ʿalima, to know, to perceive, to distinguish), from the root ع ل م (ʿ-l-m).

Noun

مَعْلَم (maʿlam) m (plural مَعَالِم (maʿālim))

  1. landmark, milestone, milepost
  2. road sign, signpost, guidepost
  3. place, abode, locality, spot
  4. track, trace
  5. peculiarity
  6. (in plural form) sights, curiosities
  7. (in plural form) traits
  8. (in plural form) outlines, contours
Declension

Etymology 4

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَعْلَمَ (ʾaʿlama, to inform).

Noun

مُعْلِم (muʿlim) m

  1. bearer of news, notifier, informer, informant
  2. tattletale, snitch
Declension

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʿallim).

Alternative forms

  • معلّم (mo'allem) — with a tashdid.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari معلم
Iranian Persian معلم
Tajik муаллим (muallim)

معلم (mo'allem) (plural معلمان (mo'allemân) or معلم‌ها (mo'allem-hâ))

  1. teacher

Synonyms

Related terms


Urdu

Etymology 1

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʿallim)

Noun

معلم (mu'allim) m (Hindi spelling मुअल्लिम)

  1. teacher
  2. tutor
  3. instructor
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُعَلَّم (muʿallam)

Noun

معلم (mu'allam) m (Hindi spelling मुअल्लम)

  1. student
  2. pupil