عليم

Arabic
Root
ع ل م (ʕ-l-m)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.liːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

عَلِيم • (ʕalīm) (feminine عَلِيمَة (ʕalīma), masculine plural عَلِيمُون (ʕalīmūn) or عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), feminine plural عَلِيمَات (ʕalīmāt), elative أَعْلَم (ʔaʕlam))

  1. having great knowledge, knowing, knowledgeable, learned [+ بِـ (object) = of]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:109:
      قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْ قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
      qāla l-malaʔu min qawmi firʕawna ʔinna hāḏā la-sāḥirun ʕalīmun
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:62:
      اللَّٰهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّٰهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
      allāhu yabsuṭu r-rizqa li-man yašāʔu min ʕibādihi wa-yaqdiru lahu ʔinna llāha bi-kulli šayʔin ʕalīmun
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  2. omniscient, all-knowing (when used of God)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:53:
      ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَى قَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
      ḏālika bi-ʔanna l-laha lam yaku muḡayyiran niʕmatan ʔanʕamahā ʕalā qawmin ḥattā yuḡayyirū mā bi-ʔanfusihim wa-ʔanna l-laha samīʕun ʕalīmun
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Declension
Declension of adjective عَلِيم (ʕalīm)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَلِيم
ʕalīm		 الْعَلِيم
al-ʕalīm		 عَلِيمَة
ʕalīma		 الْعَلِيمَة
al-ʕalīma
Nominative عَلِيمٌ
ʕalīmun		 الْعَلِيمُ
al-ʕalīmu		 عَلِيمَةٌ
ʕalīmatun		 الْعَلِيمَةُ
al-ʕalīmatu
Accusative عَلِيمًا
ʕalīman		 الْعَلِيمَ
al-ʕalīma		 عَلِيمَةً
ʕalīmatan		 الْعَلِيمَةَ
al-ʕalīmata
Genitive عَلِيمٍ
ʕalīmin		 الْعَلِيمِ
al-ʕalīmi		 عَلِيمَةٍ
ʕalīmatin		 الْعَلِيمَةِ
al-ʕalīmati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَلِيمَيْن
ʕalīmayn		 الْعَلِيمَيْن
al-ʕalīmayn		 عَلِيمَتَيْن
ʕalīmatayn		 الْعَلِيمَتَيْن
al-ʕalīmatayn
Nominative عَلِيمَانِ
ʕalīmāni		 الْعَلِيمَانِ
al-ʕalīmāni		 عَلِيمَتَانِ
ʕalīmatāni		 الْعَلِيمَتَانِ
al-ʕalīmatāni
Accusative عَلِيمَيْنِ
ʕalīmayni		 الْعَلِيمَيْنِ
al-ʕalīmayni		 عَلِيمَتَيْنِ
ʕalīmatayni		 الْعَلِيمَتَيْنِ
al-ʕalīmatayni
Genitive عَلِيمَيْنِ
ʕalīmayni		 الْعَلِيمَيْنِ
al-ʕalīmayni		 عَلِيمَتَيْنِ
ʕalīmatayni		 الْعَلِيمَتَيْنِ
al-ʕalīmatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَلِيمِين‎; عُلَمَاء
ʕalīmīn‎; ʕulamāʔ		 الْعَلِيمِين‎; الْعُلَمَاء
al-ʕalīmīn‎; al-ʕulamāʔ		 عَلِيمَات
ʕalīmāt		 الْعَلِيمَات
al-ʕalīmāt
Nominative عَلِيمُونَ‎; عُلَمَاءُ
ʕalīmūna‎; ʕulamāʔu		 الْعَلِيمُونَ‎; الْعُلَمَاءُ
al-ʕalīmūna‎; al-ʕulamāʔu		 عَلِيمَاتٌ
ʕalīmātun		 الْعَلِيمَاتُ
al-ʕalīmātu
Accusative عَلِيمِينَ‎; عُلَمَاءَ
ʕalīmīna‎; ʕulamāʔa		 الْعَلِيمِينَ‎; الْعُلَمَاءَ
al-ʕalīmīna‎; al-ʕulamāʔa		 عَلِيمَاتٍ
ʕalīmātin		 الْعَلِيمَاتِ
al-ʕalīmāti
Genitive عَلِيمِينَ‎; عُلَمَاءَ
ʕalīmīna‎; ʕulamāʔa		 الْعَلِيمِينَ‎; الْعُلَمَاءِ
al-ʕalīmīna‎; al-ʕulamāʔi		 عَلِيمَاتٍ
ʕalīmātin		 الْعَلِيمَاتِ
al-ʕalīmāti

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