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عَلِمَ

yaʿlamu

to know

জানা

Root letters: ع ل مAppears 382 times in the Qur'an#29 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 3

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: ع ل م

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)عَلِمَ35 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَعْلَمُ316 times
  • Command (amr)وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟31 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • يَعْلَمُونَthey knowyaʿlamūna · 80 times
  • يَعْلَمُknowsyaʿlamu · 62 times
  • تَعْلَمُونَ[you] knowtaʿlamūna · 53 times
  • وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟and knowwa-iʿ'lamū · 17 times
  • وَيَعْلَمُAnd He knowswayaʿlamu · 10 times
  • عَلِمَknewʿalima · 9 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ع ل م — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Then, no! They are going to know.

Surah 78:5 — Read full ayah

They know whatever you do.

Surah 82:12 — Read full ayah

No! You are going to know.

Surah 102:3 — Read full ayah