بسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم
و صلي الله عليك يا ولي العصر ادركنا
Root Words
Consider the following words
عِلْمٌ
Knowledge
عَالِمٌ
Scholar
تَعْلِيْمٌ
Teaching
مَعْلُوْمٌ
Known
عَلَّامَه
Very Knowledgeable Person
مُعَلِّمٌ
Teacher
عُلُوْم
Sciences
All these words are related in meaning – their meanings are connected to “Knowledge”
They share another important thing - they all are derived from same root word.
Their root word is علم
Arabic has three-letter rood words.
From each root word,
thousands of words are derived.
Some examples are
علم
عمل
نصر
فعل
قتل
شرب
عقل
فتح
حسن
غفر
Consider the word
تَعْلِيْم
Its root word is
علم
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
Consider the word
تَعْلِيْم
Its root word is
علم
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
Consider the word
تَعْلِيْم
Its root word is
علم
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
Consider the word
تَعْلِيْم
Its root word is
علم
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
Consider the word
تَعْلِيْم
Its root word is
علم
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
Consider the word
تَعْلِيْم
Its root word is
علم
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
Can you spot the root letters علم in the words that follow?
عِلْمٌ
Knowledge
عَالِمٌ
Scholar
تَعْلِيْمٌ
Teaching
مَعْلُوْمٌ
Known
عَلَّامَه
Very Knowledgeable
مُعَلِّمٌ
Teacher
عُلُوْم
Sciences
عِلْمٌ
عَالِمٌ
تَعْلِيْمٌ
مُعَلِّمٌ
عَلَّامَه
عُلُوْمٌ
مَعْلُوْمٌ
The root letters always come in the same order.
First ع, then ل, then م
Can you guess the root word for these words?
خَلَقَ
To create
خَالِقٌ
Creator
مَخْلُوْقٌ
Creature
مَخْلُوْقَات
Creatures
خِلْقَةٌ
Creation
تَخْلِيْقٌ
Process of Creation
The root is خلق, which means to create.
Can you guess the root word for these words?
خَلَقَ
To create
خَالِقٌ
Creator
مَخْلُوْقٌ
Creature
مَخْلُوْقَات
Creatures
خِلْقَةٌ
Creation
تَخْلِيْقٌ
Process of Creation
The root is خلق, which means to create.
Can you guess the root word for these words?
سَجَدَ
To prostrate
سَاجِدٌ
One who prostrates
سَجْدَه
Prostration
مَسْجِدٌ
Place of prostration
سُجُوْدٌ
Prostrations
سَجَّاد
One who prostrates a lot
The root is سجد, which means to prostrate.
Just to practice a bit more...
نَاصِرٌ مَنْصُوْرٌ نُصْرَةٌ نَصْرٌ نِصَار
كَاتِبٌ كِتَابٌ مَكْتُوْبٌ كِتَابَةٌ كُتُبْ
جِهَادٌ جَاهِدٌ مْجَاهِدٌ مُجْتَهِدٌ اِجْتِهَادٌ
قَاتِلٌ قَتْلٌ قِتَالٌ مَقْتُوْلٌ قُتِلَ قَتَلَةٌ
غَفَر غَافِرٌ مَغْفُوْرٌ اِسْتِغْفَارٌ غُفْرَانٌ غَفُوْرٌ
نَصَرَ
كَتَبَ
جَهَدَ
قَتَلَ
غَفَرَ
اللهم صل على محمد و آل محمد
بسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم
By Kazim Zaidi
بسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم
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