معلوم

العربية

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معلوم

/maʕ.luːm/

Rhymes with -uːm

Where it comes from

Derived from the passive participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”), verb form I from the root ع ل م (ʕ l m): literally, “known”. The word is used to describe the active voice because the agent of the verb is mentioned and is therefore known. In the passive, on the other hand, the agent is usually not mentioned and is therefore unknown (مَجْهُول (majhūl)).

adjective مَعْلُوم · maʕlūm · مَعْلُومَة · مَعْلُومُون · مَعْلُومَات

known الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُومَاتٌ
clear, evident, certain
of course, yes (in answering)
noteworthy, celebrated, distinguished
given (mathematical quantity)

noun مَعْلُوم · maʕlūm · الْمَعْلُوم · مَعْلُومٌ

active voice

noun مَعْلُوم · maʕlūm · مَعَالِيم · الْمَعْلُوم

income, salary, pension
tax
cost, amount

In English

known whom other people know; renowned, famous
active in grammar

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {معلوم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}