علم

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علم^¹

/ʕa.li.ma/

verb عَلِمَ · ʕalima · يَعْلَمُ · عِلْم · عَالِم

transitive to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant, to be aware أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللهَ يَرَى
to be informed, to be familiar, to be acquainted
to perceive, to discern, to find out, to learn

علم^²

/ʕal.la.ma/

verb عَلَّمَ · ʕallama · يُعَلِّمُ · تَعْلِيم · مُعَلِّم

ditransitive to teach, to instruct, to train, to educate الْمُعَلِّمُ يُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَابَ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ.
transitive to designate, to mark, to earmark

علم^³

/ʕilm/

noun عِلْم · ʕilm · عُلُوم · الْعِلْم

noun from verb verbal noun of عَلِمَ (ʕalima) (form I)
knowledge, learning, lore
Similar: مَعْرِفَة, عِلْم, اِطِّلَاع, إِحَاطَة, إِدْرَاك, دِرَايَة, إِلْمَام, عِرْفَان, فَهْم, مَعْلُومَات
cognition, acquaintance
information
perception, knowledge
science الْعُلُوم

علم^⁴

/ʕa.lam/

noun عَلَم · ʕalam · أَعْلَام · الْعَلَم

sign, token, mark, badge
harelip
road sign, guidepost
flag, banner
authority, luminary, star, personage, distinguished man
a mountain أَشْهَرُ مِنْ نَارٍ عَلَى عَلَم
proper noun

علم^⁵

/ʕaː.lam/

noun عٰلَم · ʕālam

Arabic, Classical Classical Arabic form of عَالَم (ʕālam)

In English

proper noun the name of a particular person, place, organization, or other individual entity
know be justifiably certain or sure about (something true)
science particular discipline or branch of learning
teach to pass on knowledge
knowledge fact of knowing about something; understanding, familiarity with information
flag piece of cloth or often its representation
appreciate to be aware of
roger received
banner flag

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {علم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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