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title: "تَعْلِيم (taʿlīm) meaning in Arabic: education, teaching"
description: "تَعْلِيم (taʿlīm) means “education, teaching”. Root ع·ل·م, pattern تَفْعِيل, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/talim"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# تَعْلِيم

*taʿlīm* · **education, teaching**

تَعْلِيم (taʿlīm) is an Arabic noun meaning “education, teaching”. It is built on the root ع·ل·م in the pattern تَفْعِيل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ع·ل·م
- Pattern: تَفْعِيل
- Level: A2

## Words from the root ع·ل·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·ل·م with تَعْلِيم; 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)
- [مَعْلُومَات](https://fasaha.app/w/malumat) — maʿlūmāt, information (A2)
- [عَالَم](https://fasaha.app/w/alam) — ʿālam, world (A1)

## How to read تَعْلِيم, letter by letter

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

- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- 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 تَعْلِيم

### What is the root of تَعْلِيم?

The root of تَعْلِيم 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 تَعْلِيم follow?

تَعْلِيم follows the pattern تَفْعِيل, with the root letters ع·ل·م poured into it.

### What level is تَعْلِيم?

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


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