معلم

العربية

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معلم¹

  • /mu.ʕal.lam/

Where it comes from

Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”).

adjective مُعَلَّم · muʕallam · مُعَلَّمَة · مُعَلَّمُون · مُعَلَّمَات

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

معلم²

  • /mu.ʕal.lim/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of the verb عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”).

noun مُعَلِّم · muʕallim · مُعَلِّمُون · مُعَلِّمَة · الْمُعَلِّم

  1. teacher, instructor, schoolteacher, tutor, schoolmaster, pedagogue, educator
  2. master of a trade
  3. navigator, a kind of compliance officer on a ship, who checks that the technical stuff is in order on the vessel

معلم³

  • /maʕ.lam/

Where it comes from

Noun of place from the verb عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know, to perceive, to distinguish”).

noun مَعْلَم · maʕlam · مَعَالِم · الْمَعْلَم

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

معلم⁴

  • /muʕ.lim/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama, “to inform”).

noun مُعْلِم · muʕlim · الْمُعْلِم · مُعْلِمٌ

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

In English

  • parameter name in a function or subroutine definition
  • teacher person who teaches
  • professor higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university
  • educator person distinguished for educational work — see also teacher
  • landmark notable location
  • instructor one who instructs; a teacher

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"معلم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {معلم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-معلم.ogg.