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title: "إِعْلَان (iʿlān) meaning in Arabic: announcement; advertisement"
description: "إِعْلَان (iʿlān) means “announcement; advertisement”. Root ع·ل·ن, pattern إِفْعَال, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ilan"
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# إِعْلَان

*iʿlān* · **announcement; advertisement**

إِعْلَان (iʿlān) is an Arabic noun meaning “announcement; advertisement”. It is built on the root ع·ل·ن in the pattern إِفْعَال. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ع·ل·ن
- Pattern: إِفْعَال
- Level: A2

## How to read إِعْلَان, letter by letter

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

- إ — همزة تحت ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about إِعْلَان

### What is the root of إِعْلَان?

The root of إِعْلَان is ع·ل·ن.

### What pattern does إِعْلَان follow?

إِعْلَان follows the pattern إِفْعَال, with the root letters ع·ل·ن poured into it.

### What level is إِعْلَان?

Fasaha first uses إِعْلَان at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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