معلم
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ع ل م (ʕ l m) |
| 28 terms |
Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.ʕal.lam/
Adjective
مُعَلَّم • (muʕallam) (feminine مُعَلَّمَة (muʕallama), masculine plural مُعَلَّمُونَ (muʕallamūna), feminine plural مُعَلَّمَات (muʕallamāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُعَلَّم muʕallam |
الْمُعَلَّم al-muʕallam |
مُعَلَّمَة muʕallama |
الْمُعَلَّمَة al-muʕallama |
| nominative | مُعَلَّمٌ muʕallamun |
الْمُعَلَّمُ al-muʕallamu |
مُعَلَّمَةٌ muʕallamatun |
الْمُعَلَّمَةُ al-muʕallamatu |
| accusative | مُعَلَّمًا muʕallaman |
الْمُعَلَّمَ al-muʕallama |
مُعَلَّمَةً muʕallamatan |
الْمُعَلَّمَةَ al-muʕallamata |
| genitive | مُعَلَّمٍ muʕallamin |
الْمُعَلَّمِ al-muʕallami |
مُعَلَّمَةٍ muʕallamatin |
الْمُعَلَّمَةِ al-muʕallamati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُعَلَّمَيْن muʕallamayn |
الْمُعَلَّمَيْن al-muʕallamayn |
مُعَلَّمَتَيْن muʕallamatayn |
الْمُعَلَّمَتَيْن al-muʕallamatayn |
| nominative | مُعَلَّمَانِ muʕallamāni |
الْمُعَلَّمَانِ al-muʕallamāni |
مُعَلَّمَتَانِ muʕallamatāni |
الْمُعَلَّمَتَانِ al-muʕallamatāni |
| accusative | مُعَلَّمَيْنِ muʕallamayni |
الْمُعَلَّمَيْنِ al-muʕallamayni |
مُعَلَّمَتَيْنِ muʕallamatayni |
الْمُعَلَّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕallamatayni |
| genitive | مُعَلَّمَيْنِ muʕallamayni |
الْمُعَلَّمَيْنِ al-muʕallamayni |
مُعَلَّمَتَيْنِ muʕallamatayni |
الْمُعَلَّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕallamatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | مُعَلَّمِين muʕallamīn |
الْمُعَلَّمِين al-muʕallamīn |
مُعَلَّمَات muʕallamāt |
الْمُعَلَّمَات al-muʕallamāt |
| nominative | مُعَلَّمُونَ muʕallamūna |
الْمُعَلَّمُونَ al-muʕallamūna |
مُعَلَّمَاتٌ muʕallamātun |
الْمُعَلَّمَاتُ al-muʕallamātu |
| accusative | مُعَلَّمِينَ muʕallamīna |
الْمُعَلَّمِينَ al-muʕallamīna |
مُعَلَّمَاتٍ muʕallamātin |
الْمُعَلَّمَاتِ al-muʕallamāti |
| genitive | مُعَلَّمِينَ muʕallamīna |
الْمُعَلَّمِينَ al-muʕallamīna |
مُعَلَّمَاتٍ muʕallamātin |
الْمُعَلَّمَاتِ al-muʕallamāti |
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ع ل م (ʕ l m) |
| 28 terms |
Derived from the active participle of the verb عَلَّمَ (ʕallama, “to teach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.ʕal.lim/
Audio: (file)
Noun
مُعَلِّم • (muʕallim) m (plural مُعَلِّمُون (muʕallimūn), feminine مُعَلِّمَة (muʕallima))
- teacher, instructor, schoolteacher, tutor, schoolmaster, pedagogue, educator
- master of a trade
- navigator, a kind of compliance officer on a ship, who checks that the technical stuff is in order on the vessel
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُعَلِّم muʕallim |
الْمُعَلِّم al-muʕallim |
مُعَلِّم muʕallim |
مُعَلِّمَة muʕallima |
الْمُعَلِّمَة al-muʕallima |
مُعَلِّمَة muʕallimat |
| nominative | مُعَلِّمٌ muʕallimun |
الْمُعَلِّمُ al-muʕallimu |
مُعَلِّمُ muʕallimu |
مُعَلِّمَةٌ muʕallimatun |
الْمُعَلِّمَةُ al-muʕallimatu |
مُعَلِّمَةُ muʕallimatu |
| accusative | مُعَلِّمًا muʕalliman |
الْمُعَلِّمَ al-muʕallima |
مُعَلِّمَ muʕallima |
مُعَلِّمَةً muʕallimatan |
الْمُعَلِّمَةَ al-muʕallimata |
مُعَلِّمَةَ muʕallimata |
| genitive | مُعَلِّمٍ muʕallimin |
الْمُعَلِّمِ al-muʕallimi |
مُعَلِّمِ muʕallimi |
مُعَلِّمَةٍ muʕallimatin |
الْمُعَلِّمَةِ al-muʕallimati |
مُعَلِّمَةِ muʕallimati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُعَلِّمَيْن muʕallimayn |
الْمُعَلِّمَيْن al-muʕallimayn |
مُعَلِّمَيْ muʕallimay |
مُعَلِّمَتَيْن muʕallimatayn |
الْمُعَلِّمَتَيْن al-muʕallimatayn |
مُعَلِّمَتَيْ muʕallimatay |
| nominative | مُعَلِّمَانِ muʕallimāni |
الْمُعَلِّمَانِ al-muʕallimāni |
مُعَلِّمَا muʕallimā |
مُعَلِّمَتَانِ muʕallimatāni |
الْمُعَلِّمَتَانِ al-muʕallimatāni |
مُعَلِّمَتَا muʕallimatā |
| accusative | مُعَلِّمَيْنِ muʕallimayni |
الْمُعَلِّمَيْنِ al-muʕallimayni |
مُعَلِّمَيْ muʕallimay |
مُعَلِّمَتَيْنِ muʕallimatayni |
الْمُعَلِّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕallimatayni |
مُعَلِّمَتَيْ muʕallimatay |
| genitive | مُعَلِّمَيْنِ muʕallimayni |
الْمُعَلِّمَيْنِ al-muʕallimayni |
مُعَلِّمَيْ muʕallimay |
مُعَلِّمَتَيْنِ muʕallimatayni |
الْمُعَلِّمَتَيْنِ al-muʕallimatayni |
مُعَلِّمَتَيْ muʕallimatay |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| indefinite | definite | construct | indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُعَلِّمِين muʕallimīn |
الْمُعَلِّمِين al-muʕallimīn |
مُعَلِّمِي muʕallimī |
مُعَلِّمَات muʕallimāt |
الْمُعَلِّمَات al-muʕallimāt |
مُعَلِّمَات muʕallimāt |
| nominative | مُعَلِّمُونَ muʕallimūna |
الْمُعَلِّمُونَ al-muʕallimūna |
مُعَلِّمُو muʕallimū |
مُعَلِّمَاتٌ muʕallimātun |
الْمُعَلِّمَاتُ al-muʕallimātu |
مُعَلِّمَاتُ muʕallimātu |
| accusative | مُعَلِّمِينَ muʕallimīna |
الْمُعَلِّمِينَ al-muʕallimīna |
مُعَلِّمِي muʕallimī |
مُعَلِّمَاتٍ muʕallimātin |
الْمُعَلِّمَاتِ al-muʕallimāti |
مُعَلِّمَاتِ muʕallimāti |
| genitive | مُعَلِّمِينَ muʕallimīna |
الْمُعَلِّمِينَ al-muʕallimīna |
مُعَلِّمِي muʕallimī |
مُعَلِّمَاتٍ muʕallimātin |
الْمُعَلِّمَاتِ al-muʕallimāti |
مُعَلِّمَاتِ muʕallimāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: mgħallem
- → Afar: maqallím, muqallím
- → Azerbaijani: müəllim
- → Bengali: মুয়াল্লিম (muallim)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kanuri: málə̀m
- → Hausa: mālàmī
- → Lishana Deni: מעלם (maʕalləm, “teacher, rabbi, ritual slaughterer”)
- → Ottoman Turkish: معلم (muallim)
- → Turkish: muallim
- → Nogai: мугалим (mugalim)
- → Persian: معلم (mo'allem)
- → Swahili: mwalimu
- → Turkmen: mugallym
- → Tatar: мөгаллим (mögallim)
- → Uyghur: مۇئەللىم (mu'ellim)
- → Uzbek: muallim
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ع ل م (ʕ l m) |
| 28 terms |
Noun of place from the verb عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know, to perceive, to distinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʕ.lam/
Noun
مَعْلَم • (maʕlam) m (plural مَعَالِم (maʕālim))
- landmark, milestone, milepost
- road sign, signpost, guidepost
- place, abode, locality, spot
- track, trace
- peculiarity
- (in the plural) sights, curiosities
- (in the plural) traits
- (in the plural) outlines, contours
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَعْلَم maʕlam |
الْمَعْلَم al-maʕlam |
مَعْلَم maʕlam |
| nominative | مَعْلَمٌ maʕlamun |
الْمَعْلَمُ al-maʕlamu |
مَعْلَمُ maʕlamu |
| accusative | مَعْلَمًا maʕlaman |
الْمَعْلَمَ al-maʕlama |
مَعْلَمَ maʕlama |
| genitive | مَعْلَمٍ maʕlamin |
الْمَعْلَمِ al-maʕlami |
مَعْلَمِ maʕlami |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مَعْلَمَيْن maʕlamayn |
الْمَعْلَمَيْن al-maʕlamayn |
مَعْلَمَيْ maʕlamay |
| nominative | مَعْلَمَانِ maʕlamāni |
الْمَعْلَمَانِ al-maʕlamāni |
مَعْلَمَا maʕlamā |
| accusative | مَعْلَمَيْنِ maʕlamayni |
الْمَعْلَمَيْنِ al-maʕlamayni |
مَعْلَمَيْ maʕlamay |
| genitive | مَعْلَمَيْنِ maʕlamayni |
الْمَعْلَمَيْنِ al-maʕlamayni |
مَعْلَمَيْ maʕlamay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَعَالِم maʕālim |
الْمَعَالِم al-maʕālim |
مَعَالِم maʕālim |
| nominative | مَعَالِمُ maʕālimu |
الْمَعَالِمُ al-maʕālimu |
مَعَالِمُ maʕālimu |
| accusative | مَعَالِمَ maʕālima |
الْمَعَالِمَ al-maʕālima |
مَعَالِمَ maʕālima |
| genitive | مَعَالِمَ maʕālima |
الْمَعَالِمِ al-maʕālimi |
مَعَالِمِ maʕālimi |
Etymology 4
Derived from the active participle of the verb أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama, “to inform”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muʕ.lim/
Noun
مُعْلِم • (muʕlim) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُعْلِم muʕlim |
الْمُعْلِم al-muʕlim |
مُعْلِم muʕlim |
| nominative | مُعْلِمٌ muʕlimun |
الْمُعْلِمُ al-muʕlimu |
مُعْلِمُ muʕlimu |
| accusative | مُعْلِمًا muʕliman |
الْمُعْلِمَ al-muʕlima |
مُعْلِمَ muʕlima |
| genitive | مُعْلِمٍ muʕlimin |
الْمُعْلِمِ al-muʕlimi |
مُعْلِمِ muʕlimi |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “علم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.ʔal.ˈlim/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mo̞.ʔäl.lɪm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.ʔæl.lem]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ʔäl.lim]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mu'allim |
| Dari reading? | mo'allim |
| Iranian reading? | mo'allem |
| Tajik reading? | mu'allim |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
معلم • (mu'allim / mo'allem) (plural معلمان (mu'allimān / mo'allemân), or معلمها (mu'allim-hā / mo'allem-hâ), or معلمون (mu'allimūm / mo'allemum), Tajik spelling муаллим)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلَّم (muʕallam).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.ʔal.ˈlam/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mo̞.ʔäl.läm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.ʔæl.læm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ʔäl.läm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mu'allam |
| Dari reading? | mo'allam |
| Iranian reading? | mo'allam |
| Tajik reading? | mu'allam |
Adjective
معلم • (mu'allam / mo'allam) (Tajik spelling муаллам)
- (rare) taught, instructed, trained
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ل م |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim).
Pronunciation
Noun
معلّم • (mʕallem) m (plural معلمين (mʕallmīn), feminine معلمة (mʕallme))
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَلِّم (mu'allim), borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim), from عَلَّمَ (ʕallama).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.(ʔ)əl.lɪm/
Noun
مُعَلِّم • (mu'allim) m (Hindi spelling मुअल्लिम)
Related terms
- مُعَلِّمَہ (mu'allima)
- مُعَلِّمی (mu'allimī)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعَلَّم (mu'allam), borrowed from Arabic مُعَلَّم (muʕallam), from عَلَّمَ (ʕallama).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.(ʔ)əl.ləm/
Noun
مُعَلَّم • (mu'allam) m (Hindi spelling मुअल्लम)