Arabic for teacher

mu3allim
ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻢ
teacher – masculine singular

The Arabic word for teacher is pronounced mu3allim and written ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻢ.

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The Arabic word word for teacher can also be conjugated:

mu3allima
ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻤَﺔ
teacher – feminine singular
mu3allimaat
ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻤَﺎﺕ
teacher – feminine plural
mu3allimuuna
ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻤُﻮﻥَ
teacher – masculine plural
Category: professions
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle

Using the word teacher

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Important letters:
The root of the word teacher consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written and pronounced 3, lam that is written and pronounced l and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word teacher letter by letter

ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻢ
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
mim
m
ayn
3
lam
l
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for teacher consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above 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 short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. 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 ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻢ and pronounced mu3allim.
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 teacher

mufa33il becomes mu3allim

We have seen that the Arabic word for teacher is written ﻣُﻌَﻠِّﻢ and pronounced mu3allim. It follows the pattern active participle form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure mufa33il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is mufa33il and the root letters are 3, l and m, the word becomes mu3allim.
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

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