عليم
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع ل م (ʕ-l-m).
Pronunciation
Adjective
عَلِيم • (ʕalīm) (feminine عَلِيمَة (ʕalīma), masculine plural عَلِيمُون (ʕalīmūn) or عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), feminine plural عَلِيمَات (ʕalīmāt), elative أَعْلَم (ʔaʕlam))
- having great knowledge, knowing, knowledgeable, learned Template:+preo
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:109:
- قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْ قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
- qāla l-malaʔu min qawmi firʕawna ʔinna hāḏā la-sāḥirun ʕalīmun
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- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:62:
- اللَّٰهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّٰهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
- allāhu yabsuṭu r-rizqa li-man yašāʔu min ʕibādihi wa-yaqdiru lahu ʔinna llāha bi-kulli šayʔin ʕalīmun
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- omniscient, all-knowing (when used of God)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:53:
- ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَى قَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
- ḏālika bi-ʔanna l-laha lam yaku muḡayyiran niʕmatan ʔanʕamahā ʕalā qawmin ḥattā yuḡayyirū mā bi-ʔanfusihim wa-ʔanna l-laha samīʕun ʕalīmun
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Declension
Declension of adjective عَلِيم (ʕalīm)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَلِيم ʕalīm |
الْعَلِيم al-ʕalīm |
عَلِيمَة ʕalīma |
الْعَلِيمَة al-ʕalīma |
Nominative | عَلِيمٌ ʕalīmun |
الْعَلِيمُ al-ʕalīmu |
عَلِيمَةٌ ʕalīmatun |
الْعَلِيمَةُ al-ʕalīmatu |
Accusative | عَلِيمًا ʕalīman |
الْعَلِيمَ al-ʕalīma |
عَلِيمَةً ʕalīmatan |
الْعَلِيمَةَ al-ʕalīmata |
Genitive | عَلِيمٍ ʕalīmin |
الْعَلِيمِ al-ʕalīmi |
عَلِيمَةٍ ʕalīmatin |
الْعَلِيمَةِ al-ʕalīmati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَلِيمَيْن ʕalīmayn |
الْعَلِيمَيْن al-ʕalīmayn |
عَلِيمَتَيْن ʕalīmatayn |
الْعَلِيمَتَيْن al-ʕalīmatayn |
Nominative | عَلِيمَانِ ʕalīmāni |
الْعَلِيمَانِ al-ʕalīmāni |
عَلِيمَتَانِ ʕalīmatāni |
الْعَلِيمَتَانِ al-ʕalīmatāni |
Accusative | عَلِيمَيْنِ ʕalīmayni |
الْعَلِيمَيْنِ al-ʕalīmayni |
عَلِيمَتَيْنِ ʕalīmatayni |
الْعَلِيمَتَيْنِ al-ʕalīmatayni |
Genitive | عَلِيمَيْنِ ʕalīmayni |
الْعَلِيمَيْنِ al-ʕalīmayni |
عَلِيمَتَيْنِ ʕalīmatayni |
الْعَلِيمَتَيْنِ al-ʕalīmatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | عَلِيمِين; عُلَمَاء ʕalīmīn; ʕulamāʔ |
الْعَلِيمِين; الْعُلَمَاء al-ʕalīmīn; al-ʕulamāʔ |
عَلِيمَات ʕalīmāt |
الْعَلِيمَات al-ʕalīmāt |
Nominative | عَلِيمُونَ; عُلَمَاءُ ʕalīmūna; ʕulamāʔu |
الْعَلِيمُونَ; الْعُلَمَاءُ al-ʕalīmūna; al-ʕulamāʔu |
عَلِيمَاتٌ ʕalīmātun |
الْعَلِيمَاتُ al-ʕalīmātu |
Accusative | عَلِيمِينَ; عُلَمَاءَ ʕalīmīna; ʕulamāʔa |
الْعَلِيمِينَ; الْعُلَمَاءَ al-ʕalīmīna; al-ʕulamāʔa |
عَلِيمَاتٍ ʕalīmātin |
الْعَلِيمَاتِ al-ʕalīmāti |
Genitive | عَلِيمِينَ; عُلَمَاءَ ʕalīmīna; ʕulamāʔa |
الْعَلِيمِينَ; الْعُلَمَاءِ al-ʕalīmīna; al-ʕulamāʔi |
عَلِيمَاتٍ ʕalīmātin |
الْعَلِيمَاتِ al-ʕalīmāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “عليم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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