تلميذ

Arabic

Etymology

From Hebrew תַּלְמִיד (talmīḏ) or Aramaic תַּלְמִידָא (talmīḏā), forming the denominal root ت ل م ذ (t-l-m-ḏ). Related to Classical Syriac ܬܠܡܝܕܐ, Ge'ez ተልሚድ (tälmid), تَلْمُود (talmūd), another borrowing from the same Hebrew and Aramaic root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til.miːð/

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Noun

تِلْمِيذ • (tilmīḏ) m (plural تَلَامِيذ (talāmīḏ) or تَلَامِذَة (talāmiḏa), feminine تِلْمِيذَة (tilmīḏa))

1. pupil, student, disciple

   Synonym: طَالِب (ṭālib)

2. apprentice
3. cadet
4. (Christianity) Disciple

Declension

Declension of noun تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ	التِّلْمِيذ at-tilmīḏ	تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ	تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏa	التِّلْمِيذَة at-tilmīḏa	تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏat
Nominative	تِلْمِيذٌ tilmīḏun	التِّلْمِيذُ at-tilmīḏu	تِلْمِيذُ tilmīḏu	تِلْمِيذَةٌ tilmīḏatun	التِّلْمِيذَةُ at-tilmīḏatu	تِلْمِيذَةُ tilmīḏatu
Accusative	تِلْمِيذًا tilmīḏan	التِّلْمِيذَ at-tilmīḏa	تِلْمِيذَ tilmīḏa	تِلْمِيذَةً tilmīḏatan	التِّلْمِيذَةَ at-tilmīḏata	تِلْمِيذَةَ tilmīḏata
Genitive	تِلْمِيذٍ tilmīḏin	التِّلْمِيذِ at-tilmīḏi	تِلْمِيذِ tilmīḏi	تِلْمِيذَةٍ tilmīḏatin	التِّلْمِيذَةِ at-tilmīḏati	تِلْمِيذَةِ tilmīḏati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِلْمِيذَيْن tilmīḏayn	التِّلْمِيذَيْن at-tilmīḏayn	تِلْمِيذَيْ tilmīḏay	تِلْمِيذَتَيْن tilmīḏatayn	التِّلْمِيذَتَيْن at-tilmīḏatayn	تِلْمِيذَتَيْ tilmīḏatay
Nominative	تِلْمِيذَانِ tilmīḏāni	التِّلْمِيذَانِ at-tilmīḏāni	تِلْمِيذَا tilmīḏā	تِلْمِيذَتَانِ tilmīḏatāni	التِّلْمِيذَتَانِ at-tilmīḏatāni	تِلْمِيذَتَا tilmīḏatā
Accusative	تِلْمِيذَيْنِ tilmīḏayni	التِّلْمِيذَيْنِ at-tilmīḏayni	تِلْمِيذَيْ tilmīḏay	تِلْمِيذَتَيْنِ tilmīḏatayni	التِّلْمِيذَتَيْنِ at-tilmīḏatayni	تِلْمِيذَتَيْ tilmīḏatay
Genitive	تِلْمِيذَيْنِ tilmīḏayni	التِّلْمِيذَيْنِ at-tilmīḏayni	تِلْمِيذَيْ tilmīḏay	تِلْمِيذَتَيْنِ tilmīḏatayni	التِّلْمِيذَتَيْنِ at-tilmīḏatayni	تِلْمِيذَتَيْ tilmīḏatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَلَامِيذ‎; تَلَامِذَة talāmīḏ‎; talāmiḏa	التَّلَامِيذ‎; التَّلَامِذَة at-talāmīḏ‎; at-talāmiḏa	تَلَامِيذ‎; تَلَامِذَة talāmīḏ‎; talāmiḏat	تِلْمِيذَات tilmīḏāt	التِّلْمِيذَات at-tilmīḏāt	تِلْمِيذَات tilmīḏāt
Nominative	تَلَامِيذُ‎; تَلَامِذَةٌ talāmīḏu‎; talāmiḏatun	التَّلَامِيذُ‎; التَّلَامِذَةُ at-talāmīḏu‎; at-talāmiḏatu	تَلَامِيذُ‎; تَلَامِذَةُ talāmīḏu‎; talāmiḏatu	تِلْمِيذَاتٌ tilmīḏātun	التِّلْمِيذَاتُ at-tilmīḏātu	تِلْمِيذَاتُ tilmīḏātu
Accusative	تَلَامِيذَ‎; تَلَامِذَةً talāmīḏa‎; talāmiḏatan	التَّلَامِيذَ‎; التَّلَامِذَةَ at-talāmīḏa‎; at-talāmiḏata	تَلَامِيذَ‎; تَلَامِذَةَ talāmīḏa‎; talāmiḏata	تِلْمِيذَاتٍ tilmīḏātin	التِّلْمِيذَاتِ at-tilmīḏāti	تِلْمِيذَاتِ tilmīḏāti
Genitive	تَلَامِيذَ‎; تَلَامِذَةٍ talāmīḏa‎; talāmiḏatin	التَّلَامِيذِ‎; التَّلَامِذَةِ at-talāmīḏi‎; at-talāmiḏati	تَلَامِيذِ‎; تَلَامِذَةِ talāmīḏi‎; talāmiḏati	تِلْمِيذَاتٍ tilmīḏātin	التِّلْمِيذَاتِ at-tilmīḏāti	تِلْمِيذَاتِ tilmīḏāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “تلمذ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til.miːz/, [tɪlˈmiːz]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

تلميذ • (tilmīz) m (plural تلاميذ (talāmīz), feminine تلميذة (tilmīze))

1. pupil, student (at school)

   Synonym: طالب (ṭāleb)

2. trainee, apprentice