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
Its root word is
The letters of the root word,
are hidden inside تعليم in the same order.
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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?
To create
Creator
Creature
Creatures
Creation
Process of Creation
The root is خلق, which means to create.
Can you guess the root word for these words?
To create
Creator
Creature
Creatures
Creation
Process of Creation
The root is خلق, which means to create.
Can you guess the root word for these words?
To prostrate
One who prostrates
Prostration
Place of prostration
Prostrations
One who prostrates a lot
The root is سجد, which means to prostrate.
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