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title: "Alim meaning in Arabic: عَلِيم — all-knowing, knowing"
description: "Alim (عَلِيم, ʿalīm) means “all-knowing, knowing” in Arabic. Root ع·ل·م, pattern فَعِيل, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary. Also written aleem."
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# عَلِيم

*ʿalīm* · **all-knowing, knowing**

عَلِيم (ʿalīm) is an Arabic adjective meaning “all-knowing, knowing”. It is built on the root ع·ل·م in the pattern فَعِيل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ع·ل·م
- Pattern: فَعِيل
- Level: B1

## Words from the root ع·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·ل·م with عَلِيم; each opens its own entry.

- [عِلْم](https://fasaha.app/w/ilm) — ʿilm, knowledge, science (A1)
- [عَلِمَ](https://fasaha.app/w/alima) — ʿalima, to know (A2)
- [عَالِم](https://fasaha.app/w/alim) — ʿālim, scholar, scientist (B1)
- [مُعَلِّم](https://fasaha.app/w/muallim) — muʿallim, teacher (A1)
- [تَعْلِيم](https://fasaha.app/w/talim) — taʿlīm, education, teaching (A2)
- [مَعْلُومَات](https://fasaha.app/w/malumat) — maʿlūmāt, information (A2)
- [عَالَم](https://fasaha.app/w/alam) — ʿālam, world (A1)

## How to read عَلِيم, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about عَلِيم

### What is the root of عَلِيم?

The root of عَلِيم is ع·ل·م. Words built on the same root include عِلْم (knowledge, science), عَلِمَ (to know), عَالِم (scholar, scientist), مُعَلِّم (teacher).

### What pattern does عَلِيم follow?

عَلِيم follows the pattern فَعِيل, with the root letters ع·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is عَلِيم?

Fasaha first uses عَلِيم at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)

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