Arabic for knowledge, science
3ilm
ﻋِﻠﻢ
knowledge, science – masculine singular
The Arabic word for knowledge, science is pronounced 3ilm and written ﻋِﻠﻢ.
The Arabic word word for knowledge, science can also be conjugated:
3uluum
ﻋُﻠُﻮﻡ
knowledge, science – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun
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Important letters:
ﻉ
ﻝ
ﻡ
The root of the word knowledge, science consists of three Arabic letters:
ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3,
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
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All letters in knowledge, science
ﻋِﻠﻢ
The Arabic word for knowledge, science consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋِﻠﻢ and pronounced 3ilm.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for knowledge, science
fi3l becomes 3ilm
We have seen that the Arabic word for knowledge, science is written ﻋِﻠﻢ and pronounced 3ilm. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are 3, l and m, the word becomes 3ilm.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Since the pattern is fi3l and the root letters are 3, l and m, the word becomes 3ilm.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns