عليم

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

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.liːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

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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Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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