Arabic for teach

3allama
ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ
teach – past tense he
yu3allimu
ﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻢُ
teach – present tense he

The Arabic verb for teach is written ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ and pronunced 3allama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻢُ and pronounced yu3allimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word teach 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.

Words related to teach

All letters in teach

ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ
ﻋـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
ayn
3
lam
l
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for teach 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 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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ and pronounced 3allama.
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 teach

fa33ala becomes 3allama

We have seen that the Arabic word for teach is written ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ and pronounced 3allama. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are 3, l and m, the word becomes 3allama.
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

Words with the same pattern as teach

Conjugations of teach

past tense
present tense
he
3allama
ﻋَﻠَّﻢَ
he - past tense
yu3allimu
ﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻢُ
he - present tense
she
3allamat
ﻋَﻠَّﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
tu3allimu
ﺗُﻌَﻠِّﻢُ
she - present tense
I
3allamtu
ﻋَﻠَّﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'u3allimu
ﺃُﻋَﻠِّﻢُ
I - present tense