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عَلِيم

ʿalīmun

All-Knowing

সর্বজ্ঞ, মহাজ্ঞানী

Root letters: ع ل مAppears 163 times in the Qur'an#70 most frequentAdjective (ṣifa)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Adjective (ṣifa)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ع ل م

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَلِيمٌۭ161 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟2 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَلِيمٌۭ(is) All-Knowingʿalīmun · 40 times
  • عَلِيمٌAll-Knowingʿalīmun · 33 times
  • ٱلْعَلِيمُ(are) the All-Knowingl-ʿalīmu · 28 times
  • عَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun · 27 times
  • عَلِيمًاAll-Knowingʿalīman · 14 times
  • عَلِيمًۭاAll-Knowerʿalīman · 8 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

Who will bring you every learned magician."

Surah 7:112 — Read full ayah

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

Surah 26:37 — Read full ayah

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Surah 26:220 — Read full ayah