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أعلم
أعلم
Arabic
Verb
أَعْلَمَ • (ʾaʿlama) IV, non-past يُعْلِمُ (yuʿlimu)
- to inform, to notify (construed with a direct object of the person notified and either a second direct object of the thing notified about or through بِ (bi))
- أَعْلَمْتُ صَدِيقِي الْأَخْبَارَ ― ʾaʿlamtu ṣadīqī l-ʾaḵbāra ― I informed/notified my friend about the news.
- أَعْلَمْتُ صَدِيقِي بِالْأَخْبَارِ. ― ʾaʿlamtu ṣadīqī bi-l-ʾaḵbāri. ― I informed/notified my friend about the news.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
أَعْلَمَ
(form-IV sound) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
ʾiʿlām |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
muʿlim |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
muʿlam |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʾaʿlamtu |
ʾaʿlamta |
أَعْلَمَ
ʾaʿlama |
أَعْلَمْتُمَا
ʾaʿlamtumā |
أَعْلَمَا
ʾaʿlamā |
ʾaʿlamnā |
ʾaʿlamtum |
ʾaʿlamū |
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f |
ʾaʿlamti |
ʾaʿlamat |
أَعْلَمَتَا
ʾaʿlamatā |
ʾaʿlamtunna |
ʾaʿlamna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | أُعْلِمُ
ʾuʿlimu |
tuʿlimu |
yuʿlimu |
تُعْلِمَانِ
tuʿlimāni |
يُعْلِمَانِ
yuʿlimāni |
nuʿlimu |
tuʿlimūna |
yuʿlimūna |
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f |
tuʿlimīna |
tuʿlimu |
تُعْلِمَانِ
tuʿlimāni |
tuʿlimna |
yuʿlimna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُعْلِمَ
ʾuʿlima |
tuʿlima |
yuʿlima |
تُعْلِمَا
tuʿlimā |
يُعْلِمَا
yuʿlimā |
nuʿlima |
tuʿlimū |
yuʿlimū |
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f |
tuʿlimī |
tuʿlima |
تُعْلِمَا
tuʿlimā |
tuʿlimna |
yuʿlimna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُعْلِمْ
ʾuʿlim |
tuʿlim |
yuʿlim |
تُعْلِمَا
tuʿlimā |
يُعْلِمَا
yuʿlimā |
nuʿlim |
tuʿlimū |
yuʿlimū |
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f |
tuʿlimī |
tuʿlim |
تُعْلِمَا
tuʿlimā |
tuʿlimna |
yuʿlimna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m | أَعْلِمْ
ʾaʿlim |
أَعْلِمَا
ʾaʿlimā |
ʾaʿlimū |
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f |
ʾaʿlimī |
ʾaʿlimna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
ʾuʿlimtu |
ʾuʿlimta |
أُعْلِمَ
ʾuʿlima |
أُعْلِمْتُمَا
ʾuʿlimtumā |
أُعْلِمَا
ʾuʿlimā |
ʾuʿlimnā |
ʾuʿlimtum |
ʾuʿlimū |
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f |
ʾuʿlimti |
ʾuʿlimat |
أُعْلِمَتَا
ʾuʿlimatā |
ʾuʿlimtunna |
ʾuʿlimna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | أُعْلَمُ
ʾuʿlamu |
tuʿlamu |
yuʿlamu |
تُعْلَمَانِ
tuʿlamāni |
يُعْلَمَانِ
yuʿlamāni |
nuʿlamu |
tuʿlamūna |
yuʿlamūna |
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f |
tuʿlamīna |
tuʿlamu |
تُعْلَمَانِ
tuʿlamāni |
tuʿlamna |
yuʿlamna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُعْلَمَ
ʾuʿlama |
tuʿlama |
yuʿlama |
تُعْلَمَا
tuʿlamā |
يُعْلَمَا
yuʿlamā |
nuʿlama |
tuʿlamū |
yuʿlamū |
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f |
tuʿlamī |
tuʿlama |
تُعْلَمَا
tuʿlamā |
tuʿlamna |
yuʿlamna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُعْلَمْ
ʾuʿlam |
tuʿlam |
yuʿlam |
تُعْلَمَا
tuʿlamā |
يُعْلَمَا
yuʿlamā |
nuʿlam |
tuʿlamū |
yuʿlamū |
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f |
tuʿlamī |
tuʿlam |
تُعْلَمَا
tuʿlamā |
tuʿlamna |
yuʿlamna |
References
- “أعلم” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- “أعلم” in John Mace (2007), Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., ISBN 0-7818-1229-1
Etymology 2
Elative of عَلِيم (ʿalīm, “knowing”), from the root ع ل م (ʿ-l-m).
Adjective
أَعْلَم • (ʾaʿlam)
- elative degree of عَلِيم (ʿalīm):
- more knowing; most knowing
- اللّٰهُ أَعْلَم (allāhu ʾaʿlam) — God knows best.
- more learned; most learned
- more knowing; most knowing
Declension
Declension of adjective أَعْلَم (ʾaʿlam)
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَعْلَم ʾaʿlam |
الْأَعْلَم al-ʾaʿlam |
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Nominative | أَعْلَمُ ʾaʿlamu |
الْأَعْلَمُ al-ʾaʿlamu |
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Accusative | أَعْلَمَ ʾaʿlama |
الْأَعْلَمَ al-ʾaʿlama |
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Genitive | أَعْلَمَ ʾaʿlama |
الْأَعْلَمِ al-ʾaʿlami |
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Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَعْلَمَيْن ʾaʿlamayn |
الْأَعْلَمَيْن al-ʾaʿlamayn |
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Nominative | أَعْلَمَانِ ʾaʿlamāni |
الْأَعْلَمَانِ al-ʾaʿlamāni |
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Accusative | أَعْلَمَيْنِ ʾaʿlamayni |
الْأَعْلَمَيْنِ al-ʾaʿlamayni |
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Genitive | أَعْلَمَيْنِ ʾaʿlamayni |
الْأَعْلَمَيْنِ al-ʾaʿlamayni |
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Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
plural unknown | plural unknown | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | ? ? |
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Nominative | ? ? |
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Accusative | ? ? |
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Genitive | ? ? |
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Descendants
- Persian: اعلم (a'lam)
Etymology 3
Verb
أَعْلَمُ • (ʾaʿlamu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَلِمَ (ʿalima)
Verb
أَعْلَمَ • (ʾaʿlama) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَلِمَ (ʿalima)
Verb
أَعْلَمْ • (ʾaʿlam) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَلِمَ (ʿalima)
Verb
أُعْلَمُ • (ʾuʿlamu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَلِمَ (ʿalima)
Verb
أُعْلَمَ • (ʾuʿlama) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَلِمَ (ʿalima)
Verb
أُعْلَمْ • (ʾuʿlam) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَلِمَ (ʿalima)
Etymology 4
Verb
أُعَلِّمُ • (ʾuʿallimu) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama)
Verb
أُعَلِّمَ • (ʾuʿallima) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama)
Verb
أُعَلِّمْ • (ʾuʿallim) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama)
Verb
أُعَلَّمُ • (ʾuʿallamu) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama)
Verb
أُعَلَّمَ • (ʾuʿallama) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama)
Verb
أُعَلَّمْ • (ʾuʿallam) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive jussive of عَلَّمَ (ʿallama)