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title: "مُعَلِّم (muʿallim) meaning in Arabic: teacher"
description: "مُعَلِّم (muʿallim) means “teacher”. Root ع·ل·م, pattern مُفَعِّل, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/muallim"
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# مُعَلِّم

*muʿallim* · **teacher**

مُعَلِّم (muʿallim) is an Arabic noun meaning “teacher”. It is built on the root ع·ل·م in the pattern مُفَعِّل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ع·ل·م
- Pattern: مُفَعِّل
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ع·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·ل·م with مُعَلِّم; 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)
- [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 مُعَلِّم, letter by letter

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

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ل — لام (lām): l
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about مُعَلِّم

### What is the root of مُعَلِّم?

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

### What pattern does مُعَلِّم follow?

مُعَلِّم follows the pattern مُفَعِّل, with the root letters ع·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is مُعَلِّم?

Fasaha first uses مُعَلِّم at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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