تلميذ

Arabic

Etymology

From Hebrew תַּלְמִיד (talmīḏ) and Aramaic תַּלְמִידָא (talmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒊑𒈪𒁺 (talmīdu). Related to Classical Syriac ܬܠܡܝܕܐ (talmīḏā), Ge'ez ተልሚድ (tälmid), تَلْمُود (talmūd), another borrowing from the same Hebrew and Aramaic root. Formations after the root pattern ت ل م ذ (t-l-m-ḏ) have been innovated in Arabic afterwards.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til.miːð/

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Noun

تِلْمِيذ • (tilmīḏ) m (plural تَلَامِيذ (talāmīḏ) or تَلَامِذَة (talāmiḏa), feminine تِلْمِيذَة (tilmīḏa))

1. pupil, student, disciple

   Synonym: طَالِب (ṭālib)

2. apprentice
3. cadet
4. (Christianity) Disciple

Declension

Declension of noun تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ	التِّلْمِيذ at-tilmīḏ	تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ	تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏa	التِّلْمِيذَة at-tilmīḏa	تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏat
Nominative	تِلْمِيذٌ tilmīḏun	التِّلْمِيذُ at-tilmīḏu	تِلْمِيذُ tilmīḏu	تِلْمِيذَةٌ tilmīḏatun	التِّلْمِيذَةُ at-tilmīḏatu	تِلْمِيذَةُ tilmīḏatu
Accusative	تِلْمِيذًا tilmīḏan	التِّلْمِيذَ at-tilmīḏa	تِلْمِيذَ tilmīḏa	تِلْمِيذَةً tilmīḏatan	التِّلْمِيذَةَ at-tilmīḏata	تِلْمِيذَةَ tilmīḏata
Genitive	تِلْمِيذٍ tilmīḏin	التِّلْمِيذِ at-tilmīḏi	تِلْمِيذِ tilmīḏi	تِلْمِيذَةٍ tilmīḏatin	التِّلْمِيذَةِ at-tilmīḏati	تِلْمِيذَةِ tilmīḏati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِلْمِيذَيْن tilmīḏayn	التِّلْمِيذَيْن at-tilmīḏayn	تِلْمِيذَيْ tilmīḏay	تِلْمِيذَتَيْن tilmīḏatayn	التِّلْمِيذَتَيْن at-tilmīḏatayn	تِلْمِيذَتَيْ tilmīḏatay
Nominative	تِلْمِيذَانِ tilmīḏāni	التِّلْمِيذَانِ at-tilmīḏāni	تِلْمِيذَا tilmīḏā	تِلْمِيذَتَانِ tilmīḏatāni	التِّلْمِيذَتَانِ at-tilmīḏatāni	تِلْمِيذَتَا tilmīḏatā
Accusative	تِلْمِيذَيْنِ tilmīḏayni	التِّلْمِيذَيْنِ at-tilmīḏayni	تِلْمِيذَيْ tilmīḏay	تِلْمِيذَتَيْنِ tilmīḏatayni	التِّلْمِيذَتَيْنِ at-tilmīḏatayni	تِلْمِيذَتَيْ tilmīḏatay
Genitive	تِلْمِيذَيْنِ tilmīḏayni	التِّلْمِيذَيْنِ at-tilmīḏayni	تِلْمِيذَيْ tilmīḏay	تِلْمِيذَتَيْنِ tilmīḏatayni	التِّلْمِيذَتَيْنِ at-tilmīḏatayni	تِلْمِيذَتَيْ tilmīḏatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَلَامِيذ‎; تَلَامِذَة talāmīḏ‎; talāmiḏa	التَّلَامِيذ‎; التَّلَامِذَة at-talāmīḏ‎; at-talāmiḏa	تَلَامِيذ‎; تَلَامِذَة talāmīḏ‎; talāmiḏat	تِلْمِيذَات tilmīḏāt	التِّلْمِيذَات at-tilmīḏāt	تِلْمِيذَات tilmīḏāt
Nominative	تَلَامِيذُ‎; تَلَامِذَةٌ talāmīḏu‎; talāmiḏatun	التَّلَامِيذُ‎; التَّلَامِذَةُ at-talāmīḏu‎; at-talāmiḏatu	تَلَامِيذُ‎; تَلَامِذَةُ talāmīḏu‎; talāmiḏatu	تِلْمِيذَاتٌ tilmīḏātun	التِّلْمِيذَاتُ at-tilmīḏātu	تِلْمِيذَاتُ tilmīḏātu
Accusative	تَلَامِيذَ‎; تَلَامِذَةً talāmīḏa‎; talāmiḏatan	التَّلَامِيذَ‎; التَّلَامِذَةَ at-talāmīḏa‎; at-talāmiḏata	تَلَامِيذَ‎; تَلَامِذَةَ talāmīḏa‎; talāmiḏata	تِلْمِيذَاتٍ tilmīḏātin	التِّلْمِيذَاتِ at-tilmīḏāti	تِلْمِيذَاتِ tilmīḏāti
Genitive	تَلَامِيذَ‎; تَلَامِذَةٍ talāmīḏa‎; talāmiḏatin	التَّلَامِيذِ‎; التَّلَامِذَةِ at-talāmīḏi‎; at-talāmiḏati	تَلَامِيذِ‎; تَلَامِذَةِ talāmīḏi‎; talāmiḏati	تِلْمِيذَاتٍ tilmīḏātin	التِّلْمِيذَاتِ at-tilmīḏāti	تِلْمِيذَاتِ tilmīḏāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “تلمذ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til.miːz/, [tɪlˈmiːz]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

تلميذ • (tilmīz) m (plural تلاميذ (talāmīz), feminine تلميذة (tilmīze))

1. pupil, student (at school)

   Synonym: طالب (ṭāleb)

2. trainee, apprentice